The Mariners will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Friday, as the San Diego Padres visit in inter-league play at Safeco Field.

San Diego puts its faith in starter Dustin Moseley to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 2-7. Getting the ball for the Mariners is Jason Vargas, who owns a 5-5 record on the season with a 3.88 ERA.



View San Diego vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Mariners in this one will find them as -125 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 6.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Mariners, most recently No. 8 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Padres, who rate a National League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Seattle has the American League's No. 14-rated offensive output, at 7.5 hits per game. The Padres average 7.9 hits per game, good for No. 15 on the National League list.

Seattle owns the American League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Diego's National League No. 4-rated defense.

The Padres were a 4-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Royals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at -137 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Padres grabbed a win last time out, defeating Bruce Chen and the Royals 4-1 on Wednesday at PETCO Park.

The Mariners were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Braves. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Atlanta at +138 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors. Seattle suffered a 5-3 loss against Atlanta on Wednesday, as Felix Hernandez wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Safeco Field.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 6-2
After a win are 5-5

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 3-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Padres at Mariners trends to consider:
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Seattle's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at Seattle, Saturday, July 2