KingF is coming off a subpar start, so should be extra sharp....Lackey is coming off two fine starts--he doesn't usually have three of these in a row after this point in the season.
in his next start this season after giving up 4+ ER in previous start, KingF then gave up: 2,2,1,3,1 ER. A very good and predictable "bounce back" pitcher. And predictable is what us bettors like!
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from AP game preview:
The ace right-hander [Hernandez] is 4-1 with a 2.87 ERA in nine career starts against the Red Sox. Hernandez (8-8, 3.26 ERA) has fared well at Fenway, going 3-0 with a 1.49 ERA in five starts - the most recent of which came May 1, when he allowed two runs in seven innings and didn?t get the decision in a 3-2 loss.
from reporter in local Seattle rag:
TORONTO ? The clubhouse door was locked from the inside within moments of the Mariners' 12th consecutive loss becoming official.
Once inside, manager Eric Wedge told his players in a tone as forceful as he could muster that they had to get tougher. Wedge had sent a veteran-laden lineup out for a 7-5 loss to Toronto on Thursday, hoping they could do the little and big things right to snap what's become the second-longest losing streak in club history.
And when that didn't happen, Wedge felt comfortable enough to lock the door and remind those players of what it takes to survive in the major leagues....
"It's our own fault and he doesn't waste his words," Ryan said. "When he says something, he means it. There's something behind it, so I think we have to look at ourselves and what we can bring to the table, even if it's just attitude."
Wedge said he wants to see his players showing "some swagger" again and go into the series in Boston this weekend believing they can win.
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I'm taking the 5 inning line in case King Felix doesn't go deep and Seattle manages to lose again. So I'm not betting the losing streak will end. In baseball Ya don't wanna attempt to predict the very game a huge streak will end...
in his next start this season after giving up 4+ ER in previous start, KingF then gave up: 2,2,1,3,1 ER. A very good and predictable "bounce back" pitcher. And predictable is what us bettors like!
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from AP game preview:
The ace right-hander [Hernandez] is 4-1 with a 2.87 ERA in nine career starts against the Red Sox. Hernandez (8-8, 3.26 ERA) has fared well at Fenway, going 3-0 with a 1.49 ERA in five starts - the most recent of which came May 1, when he allowed two runs in seven innings and didn?t get the decision in a 3-2 loss.
from reporter in local Seattle rag:
TORONTO ? The clubhouse door was locked from the inside within moments of the Mariners' 12th consecutive loss becoming official.
Once inside, manager Eric Wedge told his players in a tone as forceful as he could muster that they had to get tougher. Wedge had sent a veteran-laden lineup out for a 7-5 loss to Toronto on Thursday, hoping they could do the little and big things right to snap what's become the second-longest losing streak in club history.
And when that didn't happen, Wedge felt comfortable enough to lock the door and remind those players of what it takes to survive in the major leagues....
"It's our own fault and he doesn't waste his words," Ryan said. "When he says something, he means it. There's something behind it, so I think we have to look at ourselves and what we can bring to the table, even if it's just attitude."
Wedge said he wants to see his players showing "some swagger" again and go into the series in Boston this weekend believing they can win.
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I'm taking the 5 inning line in case King Felix doesn't go deep and Seattle manages to lose again. So I'm not betting the losing streak will end. In baseball Ya don't wanna attempt to predict the very game a huge streak will end...
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