A 9:40 PM EDT regular season clash at T-Mobile Park sets up a confusing matchup between a 62-98 visiting Los Angeles Angels squad and a 74-86 home Seattle Mariners crew, with both teams looking to just not embarrass themselves under the floodlights. You can watch the whole thing on MLB.TV, Mariners.TV, or Angels.TV, because nothing says "August baseball" like watching two franchises that are statistically almost twins but one is in the AL West race and the other is in the Wild Card lottery—except, I clarify, the Angels have been so far as good as a low-ball double-header.
The pitching match has Ryan Johnson (RHP, #32) for LAA, 5-9 with a 4.93 ERA, up against Kade Anderson (LHP, #13) for Seattle, 2-2 with a 4.18 ERA, and if you think those numbers are a typo, look at the team ERAs: 4.26 for Los Angeles, 4.22 for Seattle, which is basically a statistical coin flip with worse odds. The batting averages are practically identical at .234 for the Angels and .231 for the Mariners, so neither lineup is going to be remembered for its swing, but since Ben Joyce and George Klassen are on the 15-day IL on the LAA side, the Angels have a little extra motivation to flail around at the plate, and since the betting has Seattle favored at -157 with a total of 7.0, go make your pick or follow the StreakChat discussion and decide for yourself who's going to choke first.