Thursday, April 17, 2008

Mariners-Athletics Pointers

The Seattle Mariners will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum.
Carlos Silva will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Righthander Silva is 2-0 this season with a 3.27 ERA.
Silva's opponent in this one will be Lenny Dinardo. The Athletics lefthander has a 3.60 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mariners doubled up with a 4-2 victory over the A's on Wednesday, as a -105 pick'em. The six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8).
Jose Vidro was 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs, and Felix Hernandez allowed two runs off eight hits in a complete game performance.
Daric Barton was 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI in a losing effort for the A's. Joe Blanton gave up four runs off 12 hits over eight innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Seattle has won 2 straight games.
Oakland has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 8-8 SU
Oakland: 9-7 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Oakland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Next up:
Seattle at LA Angels, Friday, April 18
Oakland home to Kansas City, Friday, April 18
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