If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics meet at Oakland Coliseum.
Ryan Rowland-Smith will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners on this day. Lefthander Rowland-Smith is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
It'll be Josh Outman toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Outman is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Jarrod Washburn scattered five hits over eight shutout innings on Thursday, as the Mariners defeated the Twins 2-0. The team's played UNDER the posted over\/under (9).
Adrian Beltre went 2-for-2 at the plate with one RBI for the Mariners. Brandon Morrow pitched the ninth to earn his first save of the season.
The A's scored all their runs over the final two innings in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Angels. The A's won the game as +105 underdogs, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (9).
Ryan Sweeney and Mark Ellis had threes and two RBIs each to lead the way for Oakland. Andrew Bailey earned the win in relief, and Brad Ziegler tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 2-2 SU
Oakland: 2-1 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Oakland are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 4-6<\/p>\n
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Next up:
Oakland home to Seattle, Saturday, April 11<\/p>\n