The New York Yankees will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Seattle Mariners invade Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

Philip Hughes will take the mound for New York, and he'll carry a 2-4 record into the contest. Hector Noesi gets the ball for Seattle; he's 2-3 so far this season.



View Seattle vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-175 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 10 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 2-ranked Yankees and the American League No. 11-rated Mariners in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, New York owns the No. 3 ranking for hits in the American League at 9.6 per game. By contrast, the Mariners are rated No. 12 in the same category at 7.9 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mariners own the American League's No. 4 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Seattle, they were a 6-2 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -138 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Mariners endured a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Friday, with Felix Hernandez throwing 6 2/3 innings of 11-hit ball at Yankee Stadium.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 8-2
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Mariners at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees' last 12 games


Next up:
Seattle at NY Yankees, Sunday, May 13