1* free play on the Seattle Mariners...
The AL West-worst Oakland Athletics recorded their fourth win in six games when they defeated division-rivals the Seattle Mariners 11-5 last night. I like the home team to bounce back here in Game 2.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The A's hand the ball to Jesse Chavez (7-12, 3.75 ERA) who had posted a 6.57 ERA over five starts before holding the Dodgers to two runs in eight innings of a 5-2 home-win Wednesday. His road-ERA of 4.73 is almost two runs higher than his mark home in Oakland though and he's lost each of his last four starts against the Mariners behind a 4.75 ERA. The M's will counter with Mike Montgomery (4-6, 4.16) who held Oakland to run on six hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 2-1 win on July 5.

2. Situational - Nine of Chavez's last 13 starts overall and three of his last four against Seattle have gone over the total.

3. X-Factor - The current members of the Mariners are batting .303 over 119 at bats against Chavez with Nelson Cruz going 5-for-11 with a double and a pair of homers.

Selection: This is a play on Seattle Mariners (Free)