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(MLB) Seattle vs. Minnesota, 04/10/2021 2:10 PM, Score: 4 - 3
Total: 8.50 | 100.00 Under
Result: Win
I'm playing on Seattle/Minnesota UNDER the total. I remember sitting in the stands at Safeco, amost exactly a decade ago, watching Pineda pitch against the Twins. A young Pineda pitched well for the Mariners, on that spring night in 2011. Seattle would win 5-2. At the time, the 22-year old Pineda had been the AL Rookie of the Month in April.He ended up striking out seven, without walking any, while lowering his ERA to 2.45. Now, a decade later, Pineda is still getting it done. He had a 3.38 ERA in 2020 and he tossed five shutout innings in this season's first start. In parts of three seasons with the Twins, he's got a solid 3.80 ERA. Facing the team he started with is always special and I expect the veteran Pineda to pitch well again. Pineda may not get much run support though as Kikuchi was dominant in this season's first start. In fact, he recorded 10 K's (a career high) through six innings. He threw more first pitch strikes than he ever had in 42 previous big league outings, too. That came on the heels of a spring where he held opposing hitters to a .179 batting average, striking out nine in 8 1/3 innings. With both starters coming in confident and already in excellent form, I'm expecting a well-pitched affair.