Red-hot Mariners continue series with Blue Jays

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07/21/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - As one of the hottest teams in baseball, the Seattle Mariners continue their quest for the top spot in the American League West as they contend with the Toronto Blue Jays in the second of a three-game set from the Rogers Centre.

On Friday Adrian Beltre connected on a two-run home run for the visitors as the Mariners captured a 4-2 win, marking the team's eighth in the last 11 outings. With the victory, and a loss by the Angels, Seattle pulled to within a game of first place in the division.

Jose Guillen and Raul Ibanez each drove in a run for the Mariners, while J.J. Putz locked up the triumph with his 29th save of the campaign, his 31st straight dating back to last season. Putz, who put Miguel Batista in the win column for the 10th time this season, ran his scoreless innings streak to 22 in the process as well.

Batista permitted just two runs on five hits and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings of work, while Toronto starter Jesse Litsch managed to make it through only 4 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on five hits and walking four.

Alex Rios accounted for three hits for the Blue Jays and scored one of the team's two runs on the night, with Frank Thomas coming up with the other.

Now in his ninth season in the majors, Jeff Weaver tries to dig himself out of a huge hole as he takes the mound for the Mariners this afternoon in Toronto.

Weaver has won just twice in 2007, leaving him 20 games under .500 (88-108) for his career as he prepares to face the Blue Jays for the second time this season. The right-hander allowed a total of 10 hits for the fourth time in 2007 on Sunday as the Mariners bowed to Detroit in an 11-7 decision at home. Weaver was tagged for seven earned runs after giving up just seven earned runs in the previous six starts combined.

For his career Weaver has less than impressive stats versus Toronto, posting a 5-9 record with a 5.33 ERA in 16 appearances over the years.

As for the Jays, they are giving the ball to Josh Towers, who hopes to improve upon his 4-1 career mark against Seattle.

A seven-year veteran who broke into the majors with Baltimore, Towers has already doubled his number of wins from a season ago when he finished 2-10. The right-hander enters this contest with a 4-6 mark on the campaign after giving up six runs on nine hits, three of which were home runs, in a loss to the Yankees on Monday in the Bronx.

After playing under .500 against the Blue Jays each of the three previous seasons, Seattle seems to have found the answer in 2007 with four wins in as many chances against the Canadian club.

While Beltre had a big hit for the Mariners in last night's contest, he is still hitting a mere .136 in the last six games for the club. During that span Ichiro Suzuki has a total of seven hits and has scored five times.

Troy Glaus has been pounding the ball for the Jays, a team that is 11 games out of first in the AL East, coming up with three home runs and seven RBI for the club in the last seven outings. With Aaron Hill accounting for 11 hits and five knocked in, the pair have combined for the majority of the team's 17 RBI in the last week.

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