Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Marlins-Mariners Preview

The fans at Safeco Field will be treated to a interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Seattle Mariners when they take their seats on Wednesday.

The Marlins will give the ball to starter Ryan Tucker in this one. Righthander Tucker is 1-1 this season with a 5.40 ERA.

It'll be R.A. Dickey toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. righthander Dickey is 0-2 with a 14.08 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Jose Lopez went 2-for-5 with two runs batted in to lead the Mariners over the Marlins 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Seattle cashed as -145 home favorites as the teams played over the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks.

Winning pitcher Felix Hernandez allowed three runs over 7 1-3 innings for the Mariners, while Raul Ibanez was 3-for-4 with a RBI for Seattle.

Dan Uggla hit a solo drive for Florida, as Scott Olsen gave up four earned runs over 4 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Marlins.

Team records:
Florida: 38-33 SU
Seattle: 25-46 SU

Florida most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 1-9
Before playing Oakland are 1-2
After playing Seattle are 2-2
After a loss are 5-5

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 2-1
After playing Florida are 2-2
After a win are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Florida's last 20 games
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
Florida at Oakland, Friday, June 20
Seattle at Atlanta, Friday, June 20

 

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