1. Hernandez - He is coming off back to back very strong outings.  Both times he went seven innings and he's allowed just one run total.  He's allowed only 10 hits in 14 innings during that time, including a shutout effort vs. Oakland last Saturday (that the bullpen nearly blew). But facts are facts. Hernandez has a shiny 1.74 ERA in nine road starts this season. Earlier this year, he turned in another quality outing facing the Angels. He went 8 innings and gave up only one earned run. Expecting a quality outing here is more than reasonable.

2. Seattle Offense - The reason Hernandez doesn't have a better record is because Seattle's offense isn't very good.  They were shutout Wednesday after scoring only three runs each of the previous two days.  Over the last 13 games, the Mariners have scored a total of only 30 runs.  They have not scored more than four in any game during that time.

3. X-Factor - Talk about a bunch of rally killers.  The Angels have grounded into 77 double plays this year, most in all of baseball.  That includes 11 in the last five games.

Selection:  This is a free play on Under Seattle-LA Angels (1*).