Rays-Mariners Preview

The Seattle Mariners will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field. The Rays will give the ball to starter Edwin Jackson in this one. Righthander Jackson is 8-7 this season with a 4.22 ERA. It'll be R.A. Dickey toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. righthander Dickey is 2-6 with a 5.37 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dioner Navarro drove in the winning run in the 11th inning on Saturday night to give the Rays an 8-7 win over the Mariners. The Rays were winners as -131 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (8.5). Gabe Gross homered and scored twice on that night for Tampa Bay. Ichiro Suzuki hit his fifth home run of the season for Seattle in the game. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Seattle has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 70-46 SU Seattle: 45-72 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Seattle most recently: When playing on Sunday are 1-9 Before playing LA Angels are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Tampa Bay is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Seattle Seattle is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Seattle is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games Seattle is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Tampa Bay at Oakland, Tuesday, August 12 Seattle at LA Angels, Tuesday, August 12