Seattle at Oakland

The home vs. road breakdown is responsible for this betting line, but Oakland is getting far too much respect. Starter Trevor Cahill is no ace, with a 9-13 record and a 4.26 ERA. He has a poor 128-77 strikeout to walk ratio and has been getting worse, with an 0-2 record and a 7.56 ERA his last three starts. Oakland is 3-7 his last 10 starts and he has a bad offense working for him, ranked No. 20 in runs, No. 22 in on-base percentage and No. 25 in slugging. Cahill allowed 5 runs on 7 hits over 5.1 innings against the Indians on Tuesday to take his 13th loss of the year. His evening ended after he hit Shelley Duncan with a pitch, and he managed just 57 of his 102 pitches for strikes. Cahill went 0-4 in six August starts to go with a 7.15 ERA over those 35 innings. Seattle starter Blake Beavan is a young pitcher with excellent stuff, a 3.00 ERA on the road, few walks for a 22-year-old and off a strong game against the Angels. With the Oakland A’s 1-5 in Cahill’s last six home starts and 0-4 in his last four home starts against the Mariners, so grab the very live dog and play the Seattle Mariners.