We like the Seattle Mariners to defeat the Oakland A's on Friday at 9:40pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Seattle came back to win in the eighth inning last night in a really exciting game.

The Mariners will start Luis Castillo today, who has been their ace for many seasons in a row now.

Oakland's lineup still doesn't look great and that could be a problem again this year.

The A's were one of the worst teams last year and could be near the bottom again this season.

We're on the Mariners to win a second game in a row to start the year.

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