Probable starter Kirby has pitched some gems lately for the red-hot Mariners including 9 innings of shutout ball (although he did not get a decision against the Orioles in that one) and two other games where he only allowed 1 run. All this has been over his last 5 outings. Over his last 3, his ERA is 2.05 and his WHIP is 0.64.

Probable starter Kopech has averaged 4.2 innings pitched and has an ERA of 8.53 over his last 5 starts and in his last 3 starts his WHIP is 1.98 (and his ERA is 9.88).

Kopech’s team is cold too. They have the 14th best avg. and the 25th best OPS in the majors over the last 15 days. In the other dugout the Mariners have the 3rd best avg. and the 2nd best OPS over the last 15 days. Not surprisingly the Mariners are 15-4 in August while the White Sox are 6-12. Over the last 7 games the Mariners avg. 3.8 runs more / 9 innings than the Mariners and allow 4.3 less/ 9 innings than the Mariners. This will make you very comfortable to lay the runs and go with the Mariners.