Seattle travels to Washington for inter-league play on Wednesday, hoping to secure a victory over the Nationals.

It's a pitching duel between John Lannan for the Nationals (4-5 on the year) and Erik Bedard for Seattle (4-4 so far).



View Seattle vs Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Nationals as -110 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 11-ranked Nationals and the American League No. 8-rated Mariners in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Washington's No. 9-rated National League offense, averaging 4 runs per game, against a Mariners defense that ranks No. 1 in the American League at 3.7 in runs allowed per game. The Nationals have averaged 7.8 hits per game so far, more than Mariners batters have averaged on the year (7.6 hits per game).

Defensively, Seattle features the American League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.7 runs per game. Washington, meanwhile, comes in at No. 6 in the National League at home, scoring 4.3 runs per game.

Seattle lost its last outing, a 6-5 result against the Nationals on June 21. Bettors who backed the Nationals at -129 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Mariners were saddled with a loss last time out in Doug Fister's start, as they lost 6-5 against Washington on Tuesday at Nationals Park.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

A few Mariners at Nationals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Washington
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games


Next up:
Seattle at Washington, Thursday, June 23