It's a pitching mismatch with a great price on Felix Hernandez and the Mariners as the favorites. Side with Seattle on the road against the San Diego Padres.
The San Diego Padres have lost 11 straight interleague games and face a huge pitching disadvantage in this matchup. Kevin Correia, a journeyman with below average stuff and a 4.80 ERA, is on the hill for San Diego against "King" Felix Hernandez.
Few pitchers are as good as Hernandez when he's right. And he's been right. Hernandez is 2-0 with a 0.94 ERA in his last four starts. He is 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA in his last five interleague starts, all of which were Seattle victories.
Hernandez should have no trouble turning in his 10th quality start in 14 outings this season against a puny San Diego attack made much weaker without underrated injured outfielder Scott Hairston and with Adrian Gonzalez on a 10-game homerless streak.
The Padres have lost their last 11 interleague games by an average of four runs per loss. Seattle is not an elite American League team, but Hernandez is an elite pitcher when he's healthy and right like he is now.
Free Pick: Mariners -135