Twins-Mariners Pointspread Pointers

The Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Safeco Field. The Twins will give the ball to starter Scott Baker in this one. Righthander Baker is 7-3 this season with a 3.53 ERA. Starting this game for the Mariners will be R.A. Dickey. The righthander has a 5.56 ERA to go along with a 2-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners exploded for a 10-run seventh inning in their 11-6 victory over the Twins on Monday night. Seattle cashed in as +120 home underdogs as the game played over the 9-run total posted by oddsmakers. Raul Ibanez went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and six runs batted in for the Mariners, while Roy Corcoran picked up the win in relief of starter Miguel Batista for Seattle. Justin Morneau was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Minnesota, as Brian Bass took the loss after coming in for Twins starter Glen Perkins. Current streak: Seattle has won 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 62-50 SU Seattle: 43-69 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 8-2 After a loss are 5-5 Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota Next up: Seattle home to Minnesota, Wednesday, August 6