The A's have been outscored 34-8 while losing their last five games and send Paul Blackburn to the mound Tuesday night. He's lasted three innings in each of his last two starts and sports a 5.73 ERA this month. Seattle is tied for the final Wild Card spot. Mariners starter Luis Castillo has dominated in four of his last five starts and should go deep versus Oakland.

Simply a game Seattle can't afford to lose behind ace Luis Castillo in its playoff chase. He has thrown six shutout innings this year against Oakland. However, because it's over -200, we'll go a half unit. A's starter Paul Blackburn has lasted only 3 IP in his past two.