The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Safeco Field.
The Blue Jays will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander RoyHalladay in this game. Halladay has a 11-3 record and a 2.62 ERA this season.
The Mariners will counter Halladay with RyanRowland-Smith. LefthanderRowland-Smith has a 3.48 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Ichiro Suzuki’s walk-off, RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Mariners over the Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Seattle cashed as -115 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 7.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
JackHannahan went 3-for-4 with a run batted in for the Mariners, while DavidAardsma picked up the victory in relief of starter JarrodWashburn for Seattle.
AlexRios was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Toronto, as ScottDowns took the loss after allowing the game-winning run to cross in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Team records: Toronto: 49-52 SU Seattle: 52-48 SU
Toronto most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6
Seattle most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 6-4 After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto’s last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto’s last 11 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games at home Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle’s last 11 games when playing Toronto
Next up: Toronto at Oakland, Friday, July 31 Seattle at Texas, Thursday, July 30
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