1* Free Play UNDER Angels/Mariners.

A couple of capable hurlers collide on Thursday night and it would appear that runs will likely be at a premium in this one.

Tyler Skaggs: He's 1-2 with a 4.32 ERA. Skaggs returned from injury to face the A's on Saturday and gave up three earned runs over four innings of work. So far Skaggs has a very respectable 3.12 ERA on the road this season.

John Paxton: He's 12-3 with a 2.70 ERA. Paxton most recently allowed two runs off four hits with seven K's over six frames in a victory over KC on Friday. The flame-throwing right-hander has now posted seven straight victories and struck out at least seven opponents in each of his last six trips to the hill (note that he's been particularly effective at home this year as well by going 7-2 with a 2.15 ERA.)

The bottom line: We're expecting these starters to battle into the latter frames which we believe will help in contributing to a lower-scoring UNDER once it's all said and done.

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