The Blue Jays get a visit from the Seattle Mariners in baseball action on Friday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Blake Beaven, with a record of 1-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Mariners, while the Blue Jays trot Ricky Romero to the mound in this one. He is 3-0 so far in 2012.



View Seattle vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Blue Jays as -205 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 4-rated Mariners taking on the American League's No. 7-rated Blue Jays in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Toronto's American League No. 6-ranked scoring average of 4.5 runs per game, against a Mariners offense rated No. 10 and scoring 4 runs per game in the league. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.3 hits per game to date this season, more than the Mariners hitters have managed (8.2 per nine innings).

Toronto owns the American League's No. 6 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's American League No. 5-rated defense.

In their last action, Seattle was a 5-4 Sportsbook on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Seattle at +190 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Seattle rolled to a 5-4 win against Detroit on Thursday, as Hector Noesi and the Mariners' bats led the team to victory at Comerica Park.

Toronto lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Orioles on April 26. Bettors who backed the Orioles at +107 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Blue Jays endured a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Orioles on Thursday, with Drew Hutchison throwing 5 innings of 6-hit ball at Camden Yards.


Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Mariners at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Seattle


Next up:
Seattle at Toronto, Saturday, April 28