For this price, I'm finding value in backing Luis Castillo. You may be able to find plus odds as we get closer to game time but regardless, the price has jumped back a ton and I'm willing to dive in for a half unit. Castillo gets a righty heavy lineup and the lefties have been his issue with run prevention and strikeouts, while the underlying metrics and strikeout rate look solid still against right handers. He'll use the fastball, sinker and slider mix against those righties but the slider is where he will need to focus and be sharp, as this lineup has struggled with the pitch. If he can throw sharp sliders tonight in two-strike counts, he should be well positioned for some strikeouts.

Despite a five game losing streak the Seattle Mariners find themselves as large road favorites tonight against the LA Angels. A player I expect to be a main contributor is Julio Rodriguez. He went 2 for 4 in yesterday’s opener, which included his third triple on the season. Look for Rodriguez to take it a step further tonight and launch his eleventh home run on the season.

This might be a last-chance saloon for the Halos' Jack Kochanowicz to stay in Ron Washington's rotation before being moved to the bullpen or perhaps sent back to AAA. His last three starts have been difficult, allowing four runs in each, with 17 hits and ten walks in just 14 1/3 IP, equating to a 7.54 ERA and a 1.89 WHIP. It's also time for the Mariners snap out of their funk, now losing their last four and seven of nine, with the offense failing too often to deliver with runners in scoring position. Luis Castillo, off of six shutout innings last Sunday vs. Minnesota in the last game Seattle won, has a 1.44 ERA across his last four starts. Play Mariners on Run Line