Play: Over
Rating: 8*

The Seattle Mariners are coming straight off a high-scoring series with Texas while the Oakland Athletics had Thursday off. The over is 4-1 in the last five meetings between the two division rivals, and I think we'll see plenty of runners cross home plate tonight.

Hisashi Iwakuma (14-11, 4.01 ERA) takes the ball for Seattle. He's surrendered 11 runs on 20 hits with four homers through 16 innings in his last three starts combined. Iwakuma has posted a 3.97 ERA in previous meetings with Oakland.

The A's turn to Daniel Mengden (1-6, 6.66 ERA). He was lit up for seven runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings in an 11-2 loss to the Red Sox his last start. Mengden has been knocked around in each of his last six outings and I don't see why this contest would be any different. The Mariners are swinging hot bats and the over is 8-1 in Mariners' last nine overall.

Over is 10-3 in Iwakuma's last 13 starts vs. Athletics and 6-1 in Mengden's last seven starts overall.