The Rockies will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Saturday, as the Seattle Mariners visit in inter-league play at Coors Field.

Jason Vargas, with a record of 4-3 on the season, gets the ball for the Mariners, while the Rockies trot Christian Friedrich to the mound in this one. He is 1-0 so far in 2012.



View Seattle vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mariners were listed as +-164 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 9.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Rockies rated this week at No. 6 and the Mariners sitting at No. 11.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Colorado's No. 3 ranked National League offense (4.8 runs per game) against a Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 7 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Rockies have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, more than the Mariners have managed so far this season (7.8 hits on average).

Seattle brings the American League's No. 7-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Rockies' league No. 16-ranked defense.

Seattle was a 4-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Rockies. They won as +122 underdogs, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Seattle threw a shutout at Colorado in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Kevin Millwood to defeat Colorado 4-0 on Friday.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

A few Mariners at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games at home


Next up:
Seattle at Colorado, Sunday, May 20