Thursday, April 10, 2008

Mariners-Rays Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday when they battle the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
Righthander Miguel Batista will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Batista is 0-1 this season with a 7.20 ERA.
The Rays will counter Batista with Edwin Jackson. Righthander Jackson has a 1.50 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 131-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mariners won their second straight of their three-game series with Tampa Bay on Wednesday, as they defeated the Rays 7-1. The Mariners won the game as +120 underdogs, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Jamie Burke led the way with a three-run homer, and finished 2-for-3 at the plate. Jarrod Washburn tossed seven innings for the win, giving up one run off six hits.
Willie Aybar was 3-for-4 at the plate for the Rays, who were favored at -130 in that game. Andy Sonnanstine was tagged for four runs over six innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Seattle has won 2 straight games.
Tampa Bay has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 4-5 SU
Tampa Bay: 3-5 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Seattle is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Seattle home to LA Angels, Friday, April 11
Tampa Bay home to Baltimore, Friday, April 11
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