Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field. The Mariners will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Doug Fister in this game. Fister has a 6-12 record and a 3.83 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Matt Garza who starts for the Rays. Righthander Garza is 14-9 with a 4.03 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays kept pace in the chase for the AL East title by defeating the Mariners 5-3 on Friday, as -205 favorites. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Willy Aybar scattered seven hits and three runs over 5 2-3 innings for the win. Rafael Soriano closed out the ninth for his 44th save. Jason Vargas suffered the loss for the Mariners, giving up six hits and five runs over 4 1-3 innings. Current streak: Team records: Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 8-2 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Seattle is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Tampa Bay is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home Next up: It's an indisputable fact that the top football handicappers are at OffshoreInsiders.com, but now the secrets as to why they become the nation's No. 1 sports handicapping website are out. |