Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners will meet on the field at Safeco Field on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. The Rangers will give the ball to starter Cliff Lee in this one. Lefthander Lee is 11-8 this season with a 3.28 ERA. The Mariners will counter Lee with Jason Vargas. Lefthander Vargas has a 3.62 ERA to go along with a 9-10 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chone Figgins drove in the winning run in the third inning on Friday, as the Mariners held on for a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. The Mariners won the game as a -110 pick?em, while the three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (6) set by sportsbooks. Felix Hernandez allowed just three hits and one run over eight solid innings for the win, while David Aardsma closed out the ninth for his 30th save. C.J. Wilson went the distance on the mound for the Rangers, while giving up six hits and two runs in the loss. Team records: Seattle: 56-91 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 9-1 After a loss are 5-5 Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 2-8 After playing Texas are 1-9 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Texas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Seattle Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas Seattle is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Texas Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games 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. |