Saturday, July 2, 2011

Interleague Play Preview: San Diego Padres vs. Seattle Mariners

The San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Safeco Field.

The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Cory Luebke in this game. Luebke has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.

It'll be Doug Fister toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Righthander Fister is 3-8 with a 3.18 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

Last time out for San Diego, they were a 6-0 loser as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at -133 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Team records: San Diego: 37-46 SU Seattle: 40-42 SU

San Diego most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Seattle are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7

Seattle most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 5-5 After a win are 1-9

A few trends to consider: San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle San Diego is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Seattle's last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games at home Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Next up: Seattle home to San Diego, Sunday, July 3

Interleague Play Preview: San Diego Padres vs. Seattle Mariners

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