Mariners vs. Rays Prediction: Expert Tips, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Seattle Mariners (67-66) host the Tampa Bay Rays (66-66) on Wednesday to conclude a three-game series. The Mariners are favorites (-166) for the decisive game, which begins at 4:10 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Park.

Luis Castillo from Seattle and Drew Rasmussen from Tampa Bay were named as starters for this competition.

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The Mariners have been favorites 87 times this season. In those games they have won 48-39.

In games where Seattle has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -166 or less, the team has a record of 12-7 (wins in 63.2% of games).

The Rays were underdogs in 67 games this season and won 32 (47.8%) of those games.

This season, Tampa Bay has won three of its 11 games, or 27.3%, when it is considered an underdog on the moneyline of at least +140.

In the 133 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Mariners, they and their opponents have exceeded the total 58 times (58-68-7).

So far this season, the Rays and their opponents have reached the over in 58 of their 132 games.

Mariners Stats & Insights

The Mariners score the fifth fewest runs in baseball (523 total, 3.9 per game).

Seattle ranks 16th in the MLB with a total of 146 home runs.

The Mariners' batting average of .215 ranks last in the major leagues.

Seattle strikes out 10.3 times per game, the worst in baseball.

The Mariners pitching team has a combined K/9 rating of 8.8, ranking ninth in the majors.

Seattle has a team ERA of 3.51, ranking first among all MLB pitching teams.

Ray's Stats & Insights

The Rays have scored the 28th most runs in the league this season with just 506 runs (3.8 per game).

Tampa Bay ranks 27th as a team in Major League Baseball with just 123 home runs.

The Rays have a team batting average of just .230 this season, ranking 28th among MLB teams.

Tampa Bay ranks only 26th in the MLB in strikeouts per game, averaging 9.2 strikeouts per game.

As a pitching team, the Rays average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, ranking 10th in the majors.

Tampa Bay has an ERA of 3.89 this season, ranking 12th in baseball.

Key Mariners players to keep an eye on

Castillo (10-12) is on the mound for the Mariners in his 28th start of the season. He has a 3.66 ERA in 159 2/3 innings pitched and 163 strikeouts.

Cal Raleigh leads Seattle with 27 home runs and 80 runs batted in.

Randy Arozarena has 95 hits and a .330 OBP and a .384 slugging percentage this season.

Justin Turner has collected 92 base hits, an OBP of .342 and a slugging percentage of .350 this season.

Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a batting average of .251. He also has 11 home runs and 40 RBIs.

Key Rays players to keep an eye on

Rasmussen will be on the mound for the Rays, his third start this season.

Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with 57 runs batted in and has a team-leading batting average of .275.

Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs, making him the best player on his team.

Brandon Lowe has 18 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 30 walks with a batting average of .241.

Jose Caballero has a batting average of .229 with 22 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 23 walks.

Injuries to the Mariners and Rays

Mariners: JP Crawford: 10 days IL (hand), Yimi Garcia: 15 days IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 15 days IL (biceps), Matt Brash: 60 days IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 days IL (elbow), Sam Haggerty: 60 days IL (Achilles tendon)

Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 days IL (knee), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 days IL (shoulder), Zack Littell: 15 days IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60 days IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 days IL (shoulder)

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