NFC slight faves over AFC in Pro Bowl

Seattle took the opener of this series last night scoring four runs in the fourth inning and never looking back. The Mariners remain two games out in the Wild Card race but they have had a rough go with it of late, going 6-11 over their last 17 games while going 1-5 in their last six games as a favorite. Additionally, Seattle is 1-7 over its last eight games following a win. Cleveland has been playing just as poorly but that has been due to coming off a poor roadtrip and even after the loss last night, they are still nine games over .500 at home. Cleveland is 6-1 in its last seven games as a home underdog and going back further, it is 29-9 in its last 38 home games in the second half of the season against American League teams with an on base percentage .320 or worse. Felix Hernandez is one of the best pitchers in baseball and laying a short price on the road has attracted a lot of action his way but this is a great spot to fade him. He is 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA on the road this season with Seattle going 8-3 in his 11 starts on the highway so he has been very effective. He has now gone 13 consecutive starts of pitching at least seven innings and allowing no more than two runs which is an incredible streak but when it comes to an end, this could be the place for it to happen. Over his last two starts in Cleveland, he has posted an 11.42 ERA with the Mariners losing those games by a combined 15-3. The Mariners are 2-7 in Hernandez' last nine starts when their opponent scores two runs or less in their previous game. Corey Kluber is the forgotten man in this matchup as his numbers are very comparable. He has a 2.77 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over 22 starts and he too has been pitching very well of late. He has quality outings in six of his last seven starts and this is the first time the Mariners have seen him which is a big edge for Kluber. The Indians are 9-2 in Kluber's last 11 starts following a quality outing in his last game. Play (970) Cleveland Indians