Mariners-White Sox Lines Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field. The Mariners will trot ace Erik Bedard out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Bedard has a 2-1 record and a 2.08 ERA this season. Starting this game for the White Sox will be Gavin Floyd. The righthander has a 5.79 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 117-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. Yuniesky Betancourt was 3-for-5 with a three-run bomb and five runs batted in, as the Mariners pounded the White Sox 9-1 in Game 2 of their doubleheader on Monday night. Seattle cashed as -125 road favorites as the game played over the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Felix Hernandez tossed eight innings of scoreless baseball to earn the win for the Mariners, while Russell Branyan went 5-for-5 with an RBI for Seattle. Losing pitcher John Danks allowed five runs over four innings for Chicago, which won Game 1 of the twinbill 2-1 as -140 home chalk earlier in the day. Team records: Seattle: 13-8 SU Chicago: 10-10 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Seattle is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road Seattle is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Seattle Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Next up: Seattle home to Oakland, Friday, May 1 Chi White Sox at Texas, Friday, May 1