Free MLB Pick: Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians: Aug. 22 2009

Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians
Free MLB Pick: Cleveland Indians -125 (August 22nd 2009)
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At 7:05 p.m. our complimentary selection is on the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners.

Cleveland lefthander Aaron Laffey has been one of the few bright spots for this team in 2009, going 7-3 with a 3.38 ERA.

And Laffey seems to be doing it with smoke and mirrors so far as the third year southpaw does not throw hard and has a strikeouts to walks ratio of just slightly over 1:1.

But you can’t argue with success and Laffey has won his last three starts and four out of his last five, having beaten the Twins twice, the Rangers, and tonight’s opposition, the Mariners back on July 24.

Seattle rookie righthander Doug Fister has been impressive in his first three Major League appearances (two starts) but this is a guy who has never pitched above the AA level in the Minors and last season at AA West Tennessee, Fister was anything but impressive, going 6-14 with a 5.43 ERA, so there is no reason to believe that the 25-year-old will continue his winning ways in the Major Leagues much longer.

Supposedly, Fister has a fastball that rarely reaches the 90 mph mark, and that could be trouble tonight in a ballpark that’s not very kind to batting practice-type pitchers.

Laffey is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA against the Mariners in two starts this year and he has struck out 10 in 13 innings against Seattle. Take the Indians. As always, good luck…Al McMordie.

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