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The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Safeco Field. The Blue Jays will trot Ricky Romero out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Romero has a 8-4 record and a 3.45 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Mariners will be Felix Hernandez. The righthander has a 2.45 ERA to go along with a 11-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Blue Jays defeated Tampa Bay 5-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Brett Cecil allowed only one run on four hits over seven innings for Toronto and Scott Rolen hit a three-run home run in the win. The Mariners lost to Cleveland 12-3 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Franklin Gutierrez drove in a pair of runs for Seattle, while Jason Vargas was roughed up for six runs on seven hits in four innings. Current streak: Seattle has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 48-51 SU Seattle: 51-47 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Monday are 1-9 Before playing Seattle are 8-2 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 Seattle most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Toronto are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 12 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games Next up: Seattle home to Toronto, Tuesday, July 28