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Hernandez, Mariners look for third straight win

Aug 8, 2007 - 1:04 PM Seattle (61-49) at Baltimore (52-59) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - Young righthander's Felix Hernandez and Jeremy Guthrie will square off when the Seattle Mariners visit the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

The Mariners are fighting to keep pace with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (66-46) in the American League West, and a little consistency from their staff ace would certainly help.

Hernandez (7-6, 3.89 ERA) has dominated at times this season, but Baltimore has proved to be a difficult matchup for the 21-year-old. Hernandez is just 2-2 with a 5.65 ERA and a .345 batting average against lifetime against the Orioles.

On July 17, Hernandez gave up three runs and eight hits over six innings in an 8-3 setback to the Orioles.

The Venezuelan youngster will be trying to lead his team to a second straight win after Seattle picked up a 10-3 victory on Tuesday night, plating eight runs in the final three innings.

Guthrie (7-3, 2.98) was on the winning end against Hernandez and the Mariners on July 17, allowing two runs in six innings. The converted rookie reliever is tied for third in the AL in ERA.

Guthrie will have to try to stop the suddenly hot Raul Ibanez, who snapped a 31-game homerless drought with a pair of blasts on Tuesday.