T.M. Selection: Seattle Mariners.

I like the Seattle Mariners to beat the Oakland Athletics on Monday. The Mariners just swept the A's in 4 games last week. They have been hot winning their last 3 series' looking for a Wild Card position to get to the postseason. They just took 2/3 games from the Angels over the weekend, that being their only loss in their last 8. Chris Flexen (13-6, 3.56 ERA) is starting here and he has been good lately allowing just the 1 run in each of his last 2 starts, including his last start which was against the A's. The A's managed to sweep the Astros over the weekend in response to getting swept by the Mariners. They are still 1 game behind them in this race. Cole Irvin (10-14, 3.99 ERA) is up for the A's and he has been getting hit a lot lately. He has allowed 6+ hits in his last 8 starts and is allowing over 3 runs a game during that time. The Mariners are in a better position to get a Wild Card over the A's and they will still have that confidence from sweeping them just a week ago. I like the Mariners to continue their hot play here and win this game on Monday.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Mariners.