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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:03 pmMariners -128 4* MLB POD
I really like Hiroshi Iwakuma coming off two straight poor starts + well rested with 5+ days of rest. He's pitched to a 2.51 ERA over 25 career games on 5 or more career starts on 5 days rest. Jared Cosart on the other hand will go up against one of the hotter line ups in the league as the Mariners are ranked 3rd in OPS over the last 7 days. They are scoring 6.05 runs per 9 over their last 10 vs. RHP compared with 2.38 by the Astros. The bullpen is also really the difference here as the Houston bullpen is just not very good ranked last in the league compared to Seattle who is ranked 3rd. Cosart is only making his 3rd home start on short rest and I think he's do to struggle here.