The Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.Ryan Rowland-Smith will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Lefthander Rowland-Smith is 2-2 this season with a 3.95 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Clayton Mortensen. The righthander has a 18.00 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Mariners scored four runs in the first inning en route to a 7-4 series-opening victory against the A's on Thursday, as +120 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Bill Hall belted a two-run homer to lead the way for the Mariners. Ian Snell pitched five innings for the win, allowing seven hits and three runs.
Daric Barton homered in a losing effort for the A's, who were -140 favorites. Brett Tomko surrendered eight hits and six runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss.
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
