Mariners-Tigers Lines Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Comerica Park.

Righthander Felix Hernandez will take the mound for the Mariners to start this game. Hernandez is 10-3 this season with a 2.51 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Armando Galarraga who starts for the Tigers. Righthander Galarraga is 5-8 with a 5.09 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Magglio Ordonez had a three-run homer and four runs batted in to lead the Tigers past the Mariners 9-7 on Tuesday night.

Detroit cashed as -165 home favorites as the teams played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Placido Polanco was 2-for-5 with a dinger and two RBIs for the Tigers, while Rick Porcello got the win after allowing five runs over five innings for Detroit.

Wladimir Balentien went 2-for-3 with a solo shot and two RBIs for Seattle, as Garrett Olson was rocked for seven runs over 1 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Mariners.

Team records:
Seattle: 49-44 SU
Detroit: 49-42 SU

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle
Detroit is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Detroit home to Seattle, Thursday, July 23