This is a 10* play on the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle started the season losing six of seven games, all on the road. The Mariners got back on track winning their Home Opener versus Houston by a score of 6-0 last night, and I like Seattle as an underdog in Game 2.

Ariel Miranda will toe the slab for Seattle, and he's never lost at Safeco. The southpaw looked sharp in his season debut, allowing two runs on five hits over five innings in a 4-2 win at Houston. He was 4-0 with a 3.16 ERA in six home starts last season, and one of those wins was against the Astros. He allowed a pair of runs on three hits, striking out eight in seven innings in that game.

The Astros hand the ball to Joe Musgrove, who was 1-3 with a 7.27 ERA in five starts on the road last year. The 24 year old used 84 pitches to get through five innings in a home loss to the Mariners last week.

Musgrove won't be expected to log a lot of innings, and that could spell trouble for Houston as the bullpen has looked shaky so far, giving up 16 runs in eight games.

Take SEA +1.5.

GL,

Jesse Schule