If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be
animosity aplenty on Monday when the Los Angeles
Angels and the Seattle Mariners meet at Safeco Field.
Ervin Santana will be the starting pitcher for the
Angels on this day. Righthander Santana is 15-6 this
season with a 3.33 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mariners will be Ryan
Rowland-Smith. The lefthander has a 3.70 ERA to go
along with a 2-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as
155-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
The Angels defeated Texas 7-3 as a -130 favorite on
Sunday. The 10 runs scored fell UNDER the posted
over\/under total (10.5).
Sean Rodriguez was 2-3 with a home run and three RBI
for the Angels, while John Lackey pitched six shutout
innings with 12 strikeouts in the win.
The Mariners lost to Oakland 5-3 as a +155 underdog on
Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a
PUSH on the posted over\/under total (8).
Jose Lopez was 2-4 with a run scored for Seattle and
Brandon Morrow allowed three runs in 6 1-3 innings to
pick up a no-decision.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.
Seattle has lost 11 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 96-59 SU
Seattle: 57-98 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 10-0
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 1-9
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 0-10
A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when
playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 8
games when playing on the road against Seattle
LA Angels are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when
playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games
when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
at home
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Seattle is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing
at home against LA Angels
Next up:
Seattle home to LA Angels, Tuesday, September 23<\/p>\n