Monday, May 12, 2008

Mariners-Rangers Pointers

The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
Ace lefthander Erik Bedard will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Bedard is 2-2 this season with a 1.99 ERA.
It'll be Vicente Padilla toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Padilla is 5-2 with a 3.02 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mariners defeated the White Sox as a +100 underdog last time out. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Ichiro Suzuki was 3-4 and scored a pair of runs for Seattle, while Raul Ibanez hit a two-run home run in the win.
The Rangers lost to Oakland 12-6 as a +135 underdog on Sunday. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a pair of RBI for Texas, while Sidney Ponson was roughed up for six runs on seven hits over five 1-3 innings.
Team records:
Seattle: 15-24 SU
Texas: 18-21 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Seattle, Tuesday, May 13
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