The Seattle Mariners (31-32) and Los Angeles Angels (35-31) close out a 3-game set Sunday at Angel Stadium. First pitch is at 4:07 p.m. ET (MLB Network).
Season series: Angels lead 3-2
The Mariners secured a 6-2 victory Saturday to split the 1st 2 games of the series. It was just their 3rd win in the last 10 games. They sit in 4th place in the AL West 10 games behind the Texas Rangers. The M’s have gone 12-9 within the division and 14-17 on the road.
LA sits in 3rd place in the division 7 1/2 games behind the Rangers. The Halos have won 6 of 10 and are a solid 19-14 at home. They are just 11-11 within the division though.
Mariners at Angels projected starters
RHP Logan Gilbert vs. RHP Griffin Canning
Gilbert (4-3 3.80 ERA) makes his 13th start of 2023. He has a 0.96 WHIP 1.6 BB/9 and 10.0 K/9 in 71 innings.
- Last start: Win 7 IP 1 ER 3 H 2 BB 6 K vs. San Diego Padres Tuesday
- Last 5 starts vs. Angels: 3-1 3.81 ERA 1.20 WHIP 37 K in 28 1/3 IP
Canning (4-2 4.47 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.48 WHIP 4.0 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 in 62 2/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision 6 IP 1 ER 4 H 1 BB 4 K
- Has made 4 career starts vs. Mariners: 1-1 2.91 ERA 1.06 WHIP 27 K in 21 2/3 IP
Mariners at Angels odds
- Moneyline (ML): Mariners -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Angels -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mariners -1.5 (+140) | Angels +1.5 (-165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Mariners at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Mariners 4 Angels 3
Moneyline
Seattle is a team you can count on for runs while the Angels are wishy-washy. Seattle has scored at least 3 runs in 6 straight games. They also allowed 10 runs in 3 of those. Gilbert has been decent with a 3.53 ERA in his last 7 starts and one of those was a 5 ER in 4 IP stinker. The last time he faced the Angels (Sept. 19) he struck out 11 and allowed 1 ER in 6 IP. I look for him to lead the M’s to a victory.
Take the MARINERS -115.
Run line/Against the spread
The Angels are a little out of my comfort zone at -165 for a run of insurance.
Instead I like LOGAN GILBERT OVER 5.5 K’s (-110). He has 6+ K’s in 5 of his last 7 starts and 4 of 5 against the Halos.
Over/Under
It’s 67 degrees with a light 7-mph breeze heading out to left-center. However I don’t feel like things will get out of hand to clear 9 runs. The Under has cashed in Canning’s last 4 starts at home. The Under has cashed in 2 of the last 3 between the teams.
LEAN UNDER 9 (-120).