Nationals-Mariners Pointspread Pointers

The Washington Nationals and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Safeco Field in an interleague contest. Righthander Tyler Clippard will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Clippard is 0-1 this season with a 6.24 ERA. Starting this game for the Mariners will be ace Erik Bedard. The lefthander has a 4.26 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals held off a late rally for a 7-6 win over the Mariners as a +125 underdog on Friday. The game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Dmitri Young, Jesus Flores and Ronnie Belliard each drove in two runs for the Nationals. Shawn Hill gave up five runs off 12 hits over five innings for the win. Kenji Johjima went 2-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs for the Mariners, who were favored at -135 in the contest. R.A. Dickey was rocked for seven runs off eight hits in under two innings of work. Team records: Washington: 27-42 SU Seattle: 24-43 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 7-3 After playing Seattle are 3-6 After a win are 2-8 Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Washington are 5-4 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Washington is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington Seattle is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up: Seattle home to Washington, Sunday, June 15