Under 8 (-115)
Silva pitches well in pitcher friendly ballparks. Last time he pitched in Oakland, he pitched 7 innings allowing 4 hits, 1 earned run as the mariners won 8-1. On June 28, Silva pitched at Pelco Park against the padres and he pitched very well as the mariners won 4-2. He allowed 8 hits and 2 runs in that game. Both the A's and Padres do not have much of an offense. THe A's have many injuries in their lineup and have to rely on youngsters. And Silva has very good career numbers against Oakland and at Macfee colisium (oakland). Career #'s vs the A's SIlva is 4-2, 2.92 era, 0.97 whip and .230 BA. Silva has a very high era this year (5.85). The tigers and yankees are mostly responsible for that as they have lit him up.
Justin Ducscherer is pitching like the allstar that he is. He has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in any of his starts. He is very difficult to score on when he pitches at home. In 8 home starts, Justin has allowed a total of 8 earned runs in 49.1 innings.
No hitter on either team has good numbers against either of these pitchers. I think the line may drop down to 7.5 as the oddsmakers know this game is a definite under.
Silva pitches well in pitcher friendly ballparks. Last time he pitched in Oakland, he pitched 7 innings allowing 4 hits, 1 earned run as the mariners won 8-1. On June 28, Silva pitched at Pelco Park against the padres and he pitched very well as the mariners won 4-2. He allowed 8 hits and 2 runs in that game. Both the A's and Padres do not have much of an offense. THe A's have many injuries in their lineup and have to rely on youngsters. And Silva has very good career numbers against Oakland and at Macfee colisium (oakland). Career #'s vs the A's SIlva is 4-2, 2.92 era, 0.97 whip and .230 BA. Silva has a very high era this year (5.85). The tigers and yankees are mostly responsible for that as they have lit him up.
Justin Ducscherer is pitching like the allstar that he is. He has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in any of his starts. He is very difficult to score on when he pitches at home. In 8 home starts, Justin has allowed a total of 8 earned runs in 49.1 innings.
No hitter on either team has good numbers against either of these pitchers. I think the line may drop down to 7.5 as the oddsmakers know this game is a definite under.
