Mariners-Blue Jays Pointspread Pointers

The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Rogers Centre. Miguel Batista will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Righthander Batista is 3-9 this season with a 7.23 ERA. Batista's opponent in this one will be John Parrish. The Blue Jays righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 163-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners were doubled 6-3 by the Red Sox as a -135 favorite last time out. The game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Jose Vidro cracked a two-run homer for the Mariners and finished 3-for-5 at the plate. Sean Green gave up three runs in less than an inning on the mound and suffered the loss. The Blue Jays upended the Orioles 7-1 and clinched the series on Thursday, as -140 favorites. The eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under(8). Marco Scutaro went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI, while Lyle Overbay and Gregg Zaun drove in two runs apiece for the Blue Jays. Roy Halladay improved to 12-7 with the win, allowing one run off seven hits. Current streak: Seattle has lost 5 straight games. Toronto has won 3 straight games. Team records: Seattle: 38-63 SU Toronto: 51-51 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 3-7 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Seattle are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Seattle Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Toronto home to Seattle, Saturday, July 26