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00:00What's wrong with Big Dumper?
00:01The question has to be asked around Cal Raleigh
00:04when he has not hit a long ball in six consecutive games.
00:08Might that change tonight?
00:10As the Mariners host the Royals, minus 162,
00:13the price on Seattle, George Kirby gets the start.
00:16Total stands at seven and a half.
00:19Out West, Ems, Royals, what are we like?
00:23Yeah, here's the crazy part.
00:24I've had a two-first pitch out there,
00:25which is a night game, going to be 79 degrees.
00:27Is that the hottest degree temperature in the history of the city of Seattle
00:30at like 7 or 8 o'clock at night?
00:32Could it be here?
00:33So the heat and humidity might be able to creep in.
00:35We'll see what happens.
00:36But again, you see that total at seven and a half,
00:37and there's good reason for that.
00:39You take a look at both of these lineups.
00:40Sure, there's some hitters that you would like to back.
00:42But if you're looking at the pitching prospects tonight,
00:44George Kirby, again, limited innings here over the past 30 days,
00:48an 80 XFIP minus an ERA of around 3.5,
00:50but an XFIP number of 3.30.
00:53You love to see that.
00:54And you say, well, what are we getting on the opposite side?
00:56Michael Wacca, ERA 3.56, XFIP minus number under 100 with a 3.93 ERA.
01:02Anytime you have games in Seattle,
01:04it's almost like you don't even care who the lineup is.
01:05Just give me two decent pitchers, which you have,
01:07and you just can say, hey, you know what?
01:08What's this game?
01:093-2, 4-2, 4-3, something in that range.
01:11That's the way I would go.
01:12But it is interesting.
01:13Usually we're talking about like 68 degrees, 70 degrees,
01:17an extra 10 degrees could make a difference.
01:19Not for me tonight, though.
01:20I'm not looking at the batters.
01:21I'm looking at the pitchers tonight to keep that game under the total.

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