The Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at The Metrodome.
The Mariners will trot Jarrod Washburn out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Washburn has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Glen Perkins who starts for the Twins. Righthander Perkins is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Justin Morneau homered and drove in three runs to help the Twins defeat the Mariners 6-5 on Wednesday, as -180 favorites. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (8.5).
Jason Kubel had two hits and drove in one run for the Twins. Kevin Slowey tossed six innings for the win, and Joe Nathan tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save.
Russell Branyan drove in two runs for the Mariners, who were +160 underdogs. Carlos Silva gave up six runs off eight hits over five innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Seattle has lost 2 straight games.
Minnesota has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 1-2 SU
Minnesota: 2-1 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8<\/p>\n
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
Seattle at Oakland, Friday, April 10
Minnesota at Chi White Sox, Friday, April 10<\/p>\n