Rays-Mariners Pointers

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Safeco Field. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Garza in this game. Garza has a 9-7 record and a 3.70 ERA this season. Garza's opponent in this one will be Ryan Rowland-Smith. The Mariners lefthander has a 4.15 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays defeated Seattle 5-3 as a -175 favorite on Friday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Carlos Pena homered and had a pair of RBI for the Rays, while B.J. Upton was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. Wladimir Balentien smacked a two-run home run for the Mariners and Carlos Silva surrendered four earned runs in six innings to take the loss. Team records: Tampa Bay: 69-46 SU Seattle: 45-71 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 2-8 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 9-1 Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Seattle is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Seattle home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, August 10