Indians-Mariners Pointers

The Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Safeco Field. The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Aaron Laffey in this game. Laffey has a 5-5 record and a 3.45 ERA this season. Laffey's opponent in this one will be Felix Hernandez. The Mariners righthander has a 2.95 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 137-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians defeated Tampa Bay 5-2 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jhonny Peralta homered and had three RBI for Cleveland, while Andy Marte was 2-4 with a solo home run in the win. The Mariners defeated Kansas City 4-3 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10). Jeff Clement hit a two-run home run for Seattle, while Willie Bllomquist was 2-3 with two runs scored in the win. Current streak: Cleveland has won 4 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 41-53 SU Seattle: 37-58 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Seattle home to Cleveland, Saturday, July 19