Mariners-Rangers Odds Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Rangers Ballpark on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. Jason Vargas will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Lefthander Vargas is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. It'll be Scott Feldman toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Feldman is 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners defeated Minnesota 5-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (8). Ken Giffey Jr. hit a two-run home run for Seattle and Jose Lopez hit a solo home run in the win. The Rangers defeated the White Sox 7-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10). Hank Blalock hit a pair of solo home runs for Texas, while Vicente Padilla allowed one run on one hit over seven innings in the win. Team records: Seattle: 16-16 SU Texas: 17-14 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Seattle are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Texas Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Seattle Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Wednesday, May 13