Baseball Betting at Get That Bet – Padres Pay Tribute to Gwynn as They Face Felix

It is indeed going to be a very sad night on Wednesday at Petco Park, as San Diego fans pay tribute to a true legend who was literally synonymous with the city. Tony Gwynn played his entire 20-year major league career there, and even coached college baseball there, and during his playing days he developed a reputation as one of the greatest pure hitters in the history of baseball. Having died just two days ago of oral cancer, his is a loss for the entire sport, and supporters of him and the San Diego Padres will be offering a well-deserved salute before this team gets ready to play the Seattle Mariners.

The question baseball bettors have on their minds going into this contest is, will those fans feel even sadder at the game’s conclusion, considering that Seattle is throwing one of the best pitchers in the major leagues, who may yet join Gwynn in the Hall of Fame, at their offensively-challenge team?

Felix Hernandez will be taking the mound for the Mariners, and he is a legitimate threat to take home his second Cy Young Award, based on the start he has gotten himself off to. The Padres will counter with their own right-hander, Andrew Cashner, who fits the definition of a hard-luck pitcher and essentially embodies what this franchise has been all about over the last several years. Boy, they could really use Tony Gwynn’s offense now!

In the baseball betting odds that have been posted on this game by the people over at Get That Bet, the Mariners are the road favorites behind their ace:

Seattle Mariners (Hernandez – R) -140
San Diego Padres (Cashner – R) +120

Under 6 Runs -125
Over 6 Runs +105

Hernandez has is 8-2 with a 2.29 ERA, and he has been even better than that lately, compiling a 1.34 earned run average in his last six starts. Yes, sometimes the offense lets down when he is on the hill, and he has had no support at all in his last two outings, including last Friday’s 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers, in which Hernandez wasted a great effort where he gave up only four hits before leaving the game with one out in the ninth inning. What should scare San Diego fans, as well as those backing the Padres at Get That Bet, a little more is the fact that he has been rather unreachable at Petco Park, with a 5-0 career record and 1.54 ERA.