A winning streak will be on the line for the Seattle Mariners on Saturday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum.
The Mariners will give the ball to starter Felix Hernandez in this one. Righthander Hernandez is 1-0 this season with a 1.13 ERA.
It'll be Dallas Braden toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Braden is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Mariners scored all their runs in the second inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the A's on Friday, as +135 underdogs. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Endy Chavez went 3-for-5 at the plate and drove in two runs for the Mariners. Chris Jakubauskas threw two innings of relief for the win, and David Aardsma pitched two scoreless innings for the save.
Orlando Cabrera had three hits and one RBI for the A's, who were -155 favorites in that contest. Brett Anderson gave up five runs off seven hits over six innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Seattle has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 3-2 SU
Oakland: 2-2 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Oakland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Next up:
Oakland home to Seattle, Sunday, April 12