Orioles-Mariners Preview

The Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Safeco Field. The Orioles will give the ball to starter Garrett Olson in this one. Lefthander Olson is 7-5 this season with a 5.90 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jarrod Washburn who starts for the Mariners. Lefthander Washburn is 5-9 with a 4.54 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Orioles were trounced 13-3 by the Yankees as a +250 underdogs on the road. The 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9). Nick Markakis went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Orioles. Dennis Sarfate gave up five runs in only four innings in the loss. Adrian Beltre drove in three runs to help lead the Mariners to an 8-5 win over the Rangers on Thursday, as +130 underdogs. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (12). Beltre belted a two-run homer in this contest, while Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored for the Mariners. R.A. Dickey threw 7 2-3 innings for the win, giving up two runs off six hits. Team records: Baltimore: 51-56 SU Seattle: 41-67 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Friday are 1-9 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Baltimore Seattle is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore Next up: Seattle home to Baltimore, Saturday, August 2