Mariners vs. Phillies Preview: Gilbert vs. Suarez Showdown

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00:00Seattle, staying here on the East Coast, played last night in Williamsport.

00:03Not a long trek to go from Mets, where they played, or Citi Field,

00:08going over to Williamsport, then over to Philadelphia here.

00:10So still keeping a West Coast team on the East Coast.

00:12That's going to be Gilbert versus Suarez.

00:14917, 918 on the rotation, 645 p.m., Citizens Bank Park.

00:18This favorite overnight, roughly a pick'em.

00:20Where does it sit right now?

00:22Still a pick'em.

00:23Total, let's just sit at eight.

00:24Let's drop the seven and a half at some outlets here.

00:26You usually see this and say, okay, Logan Gilbert,

00:28who has an ERA of 3.07 over his past 45 days and an X-Tip of 3.16.

00:33Great.

00:34Well, Ranger Suarez is probably better.

00:35Anybody watch Ranger Suarez pitch over the past couple outings here,

00:38particularly over the last month?

00:39He's all the way down to a .558 ERA since July the 1st.

00:44This was a guy that we talked about maybe some Cy Young hype and was pitching that well.

00:48Something is wrong with Ranger, and it seems like it was like last year.

00:51Unbelievable start to the season.

00:52A little bit of back issues faded down the stretch.

00:55Comes back this year, pitched sensational to start the season.

00:58But now he's starting to leak, and I don't really think it's a mechanical issue

01:01or even just like your arm hurts or fatigue.

01:03It's just not pitching well.

01:05No, he's not.

01:06He's not locating.

01:08He's walking, guys.

01:09He's giving up a lot of barrels, a lot of hard contact.

01:13So not great.

01:15But it is a pretty good spot for Philadelphia here.

01:20They had the early start yesterday, right?

01:22So that game was over.

01:23You have Seattle is on the midst of a long East Coast road trip here.

01:28Had to not only play at Citi Field, but had to hop into the night.

01:31They had to go to Williamsport last night to play Sunday night baseball.

01:35Yeah, I kind of I like Suarez to be able to limit the damage here.

01:40It's a good spot, I think, to back Philadelphia to keep rolling.