The Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners will meet on the field at Safeco Field on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Righthander Kevin Millwood will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Millwood is 8-6 this season with a 3.34 ERA.
Millwood's opponent in this one will be Jarrod Washburn. The Mariners lefthander has a 3.08 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Rangers scored twice in the top of the eighth inning and held on for a 6-4 win over the Mariners on Friday, as -115 favorites. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Michael Young went 2-for-5 at the plate with a three-run homer for the Rangers. Scott Feldman allowed two runs over 6 2-3 innings to pick up the win.
Franklin Gutierrez drove in two runs for the Mariners, who were +105 underdogs. Brandon Morrow allowed six hits and four runs over five innings in the loss.
A few trends to consider:
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Texas
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Seattle home to Texas, Sunday, July 12
