Rangers-Mariners Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Texas Rangers on Tuesday when they battle the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The Rangers will give the ball to ace starter Vicente Padilla in this one. Righthander Padilla is 1-2 this season with a 7.42 ERA. It'll be ace Erik Bedard toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Lefthander Bedard is 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Michael Young went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, as the Rangers edged the Mariners 6-5 on Monday night. Texas won as +125 road underdogs as the teams played over the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Chris Davis also had a two-run dinger for the Rangers, while Kevin Millwood got the win after allowing five runs over 7 1-3 innings for Texas. Franklin Gutierrez was 3-for-4 with a three-run shot for Seattle, as losing pitcher Felix Hernandez was tagged for six runs over six innings for the Mariners. Current streak: Texas has won 3 straight games. Team records: Texas: 13-12 SU Seattle: 15-11 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 0-10 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas Next up: Texas at Oakland, Wednesday, May 6 Seattle at Kansas City, Wednesday, May 6