Mariners-Blue Jays Pointers

The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Rogers Centre. The Mariners will give the ball to starter Jarrod Washburn in this one. Lefthander Washburn is 2-7 this season with a 6.67 ERA. It'll be Jesse Litsch toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Litsch is 7-2 with a 3.34 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 173-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners lost to Boston 2-1 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Yuniesky Betancourt drove in the Mariners' lone run, while Erik Bedard allowed one run on two hits in five innings in a no-decision. The Blue Jays defeated Baltimore 5-4 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Vernon Wells was 3-4 with a home run for Toronto, while Roy Halladay earned the win after allowing four runs on eight hits, with seven strikeouts over seven 2-3 innings. Current streak: Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 22-41 SU Toronto: 33-32 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 9-1 Before playing Toronto are 6-4 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Toronto most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Seattle, Tuesday, June 10