The Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Dodger Stadium.
JasonVargas will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. LefthanderVargas is 2-2 this season with a 3.50 ERA.
Starting this game for the Dodgers will be ClaytonKershaw. The lefthander has a 3.76 ERA to go along with a 4-5 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
MikeSweeney went 4-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs to help the Mariners cruise to a 9-3 victory over the Padres in Thursday’s rubber match. The Mariners won that game as -180 favorites, and the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
IchiroSuzuki went 4-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run. JarrodWashburn tossed six innings for the win, allowing six hits and two runs.
The Dodgers lost to the White Sox 6-5 as a -150 favorite on Thursday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Orlando Hudson was 3-6 with a pair of RBI for Los Angeles and MarkLoretta also drove in two runs.
Current streak: Seattle has won 2 straight games. Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records: Seattle: 37-35 SU Los Angeles: 47-26 SU
Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a win are 6-4
Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Seattle are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle’s last 5 games on the road Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Seattle is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle’s last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games when playing Seattle
Next up: LA Dodgers home to Seattle, Saturday, June 27
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