Mariners-Rangers Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark. The Mariners will give the ball to starter Felix Hernandez in this one. Righthander Hernandez is 7-6 this season with a 2.95 ERA. It'll be Scott Feldman toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Feldman is 4-3 with a 4.62 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 104-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners defeated Toronto 5-1 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Jarrod Washburn pitched eight strong innings, allowing only one run on four hits, while Jose Vidro hit a two-run home run and scored a pair of runs in the win. The Rangers lost to Oakland 6-5 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Hank Blalock had three RBI for the Rangers, while Eric Hurley was roughed up for six runs in tow innings to take the loss. Team records: Seattle: 39-65 SU Texas: 54-51 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Tuesday, July 29