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Sunday, June 06, 2010

MLB Handicapping: Angels vs Mariners

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Seattle Mariners will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field.
Joel Pineiro will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Righthander Pineiro is 3-6 this season with a 5.16 ERA.
It'll be Jason Vargas toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Lefthander Vargas is 4-2 with a 2.92 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Torii Hunter went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in as the Angels crushed the Mariners 11-2 on Saturday. The Angels won the game as -145 favorites, and the 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.
Ervin Santana improved to 6-3 with the victory, allowing one earned run off seven hits in his six innings for the Angels.
Garrett Olson surrendered three runs in less than one inning of relief in suffering the loss.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.
Seattle has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 30-28 SU
Seattle: 22-33 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 9-1
After a win are 6-4

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing Seattle
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Seattle is 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Angels
Next up:
LA Angels at Oakland, Monday, June 7
Seattle at Texas, Monday, June 7

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