Twins-Mariners Pointers

The Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Safeco Field. The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Glen Perkins in this game. Perkins has a 8-3 record and a 4.20 ERA this season. It'll be Miguel Batista toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Righthander Batista is 3-9 with a 6.67 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins defeated Cleveland 6-2 as a -180 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Francisco Liriano pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits with five strikeouts for Minnesota, while Denard Span was 2-4 with a solo home run in the win. The Mariners defeated Baltimore 8-4 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Raul Ibanez was 2-3 with three RBI for Seattle, while Jose Lopez hit a solo home run in the loss. Team records: Minnesota: 62-49 SU Seattle: 42-69 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Seattle are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing Seattle Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota Next up: Seattle home to Minnesota, Tuesday, August 5