Blue Jays-Mariners Odds Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Safeco Field. The Blue Jays will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Roy Halladay in this game. Halladay has a 11-3 record and a 2.62 ERA this season. The Mariners will counter Halladay with Ryan Rowland-Smith. Lefthander Rowland-Smith has a 3.48 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ichiro Suzuki's walk-off, RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Mariners over the Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Seattle cashed as -115 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 7.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Jack Hannahan went 3-for-4 with a run batted in for the Mariners, while David Aardsma picked up the victory in relief of starter Jarrod Washburn for Seattle. Alex Rios was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Toronto, as Scott Downs took the loss after allowing the game-winning run to cross in the bottom of the ninth inning. Team records: Toronto: 49-52 SU Seattle: 52-48 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Seattle most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 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 11 of Toronto's last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing Toronto Next up: Toronto at Oakland, Friday, July 31 Seattle at Texas, Thursday, July 30