Mariners-Rangers Lines Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers meet at Rangers Ballpark. Lefthander Jason Vargas will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Vargas is 2-4 this season with a 4.64 ERA. Vargas's opponent in this one will be Vicente Padilla. The Rangers righthander has a 4.67 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Michael Young belted two home runs and led the Rangers to a 7-1 win over the Mariners on Thursday, as -175 favorites. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10). Marlon Byrd went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a two-run homer for the Rangers. Derek Holland tossed 8 2-3 innings for the win, allowing just two hits and one run with 10 strikeouts. Jose Lopez drove in the lone run for the Mariners, who were +155 underdogs. Garrett Olson surrendered six hits and four runs over 3 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Seattle: 53-49 SU Texas: 57-43 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 7-3 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Seattle is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home Texas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games Texas is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Seattle Next up: Texas home to Seattle, Saturday, August 1