Friday, May 23, 2008

Mariners-Yankees Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Yankees on Friday when they battle the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium.
The Mariners will give the ball to ace starter Erik Bedard in this one. Lefthander Bedard is 3-2 this season with a 3.24 ERA.
Bedard's opponent in this one will be Andy Pettitte. The Yankees lefthander has a 4.42 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mariners were crushed 9-2 by the Tigers last time out, and got swept in the three-game series at Comerica Park. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
Ichiro Suzuki had two hits in four trips to the plate for the Mariners. Miguel Batista surrendered five runs off seven hits in three innings of work.
Robinson Cano hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 win over the Orioles on Thursday, as -160 favorites. The three runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Johnny Damon went 3-for-4 at the plate with Shelley Duncan driving in the other run for the Yankees. Mariano Rivera tossed the ninth and was given credit for the win.
Current streak:
Seattle has lost 3 straight games.
New York has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 18-30 SU
New York: 22-25 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Seattle is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
Seattle is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Seattle
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 13 games when playing at home against Seattle
Next up:
NY Yankees home to Seattle, Saturday, May 24
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