Seattle vs LA MLB Betting Preview
With their solid play lately the Angels, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games, have moved into 3rd place in the AL West and they only trail the Rangers by 4.5 games.
Venue/ Stadium: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Time/Date: 10:05 PM EST Monday, June 4, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Mariners +125 / Angels -154
Over/Under: 7.5 runs
Seattle Mariners vs. L.A. Angels Preview
Nobody expected much from the Mariners this season and their expectations are being met since they are 8 games under .500, 9 games back of the Rangers, and they are only 3-7 in their last 10 games. MLB lines have the Angels as big home favorites tonight with a total of 7.5 runs.
In their last games the Angels lost to the Texas Rangers and the Mariners lost to the Chicago White Sox 4-2.
This season the Mariners have an O/U record of 27-28 with a run-line W/L record of 29-27 and the Angels have an O/U record of 19-35 and they have a run-line W/L record of 25-30.
The Mariners have lost 5 straight games to the Angels.
On the season the Angels are 15-12 at home and the Mariners are 15-19 on the road.
Taking the mound for the Mariners tonight is Jose Vargas (6-4, 3.45 ERA) who pitched well in his last outing going 6 innings and giving up 3 earned runs in a win over the Rangers. Ervin Santana (2-6, 4.78 ERA) goes for the Halos and he was shelled in his last start giving up 5 earned runs in 5 innings in a no decision facing the Yankees. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Santana is 2-1 with a 2.02 ERA the last 5 home games facing the Mariners.
Vargas is only 1-4 over his last 6 starts facing the Angels, but has a decent ERA of 2.63 ERA in those games.
Santana will have to worry about Ichiro Suzuki, who is a.349 lifetime hitter against him. He also has to pitch well facing Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak, who have combined for 17 HR this season. Santana has given up the most HR in the Majors this season (15).
For the Angels Mark Trumbo is having a great season so far and after a terrible start Albert Pujols’ bat has come alive and he ranked 2nd in the American League in RBI in the month of May and he now has 8 HR,
In some betting trends for this AL West match up the Mariners are 3-7 in their last 10 games, 4-1 in Vargas’ last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The Angels are 10-2 in their last 12 games, 1-6 in Santana’s last 7 home starts, and they have an Under record of 15-7 in their last 22 home games.
Jason’s Pick: Santana has struggled this season, but I think he will have a good start and the Halos will continue their winning ways and take Game 1 of this series tonight.
