After being stunned this week with manager Mike Hargrove’s resignation, the Seattle Mariners will look to continue their recent good run tonight in Kansas City against the Royals. Our Fourth of July MLB selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals. Seattle skipper Mike Hargrove stunned just about everyone in the baseball world, including himself apparently, by announcing early this week that he was resigning. This odd situation is made even stranger by the fact that the Mariners are in the middle of one of their most successful runs in quite some time and closing in on the first place Angels. But whatever the reason, the Mariners know they must move on as a team and continue to try and win games. The biggest surprise of this team has been the performance of their starters, including tonight’s pitcher, left-hander Jarrod Washburn. Not only has Seattle won nine of Washburn’s 16 starts, but he has performed better on the road than at his stingy home ball park (3-2 with a 3.68 ERA away from Safeco). Kansas City’s Brian Bannister is starting to come down to earth after beginning the season inexplicably looking like Cy Young. Bannister has a 5.71 ERA in his last three starts and he has already lost to Seattle twice this season — by a combined score of 14-2! The KC offense is only batting .246 vs. southpaws this season. Take Seattle.

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