The Seattle Mariners (45-35) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-105) in Monday’s contest with the Tampa Bay Rays (38-40). First pitch is at 6:50 PM ET on BSSUN. The Mariners are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +163 odds.
Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley and Seattle’s Bryan Woo have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Rays have won 22 of the 42 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (52.4%).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter, Tampa Bay has gone 20-18 (52.6%).
This season, the Mariners have been the underdog 31 times and won 16, or 51.6%, of those games.
Seattle has a record of 14-13, a 51.9% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -105 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Rays have played in 78 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 40 times (40-36-2).
The Mariners and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of their 80 opportunities.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are the 23rd-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging four runs per game (311 total).
Tampa Bay is fourth-worst in MLB action with 67 home runs.
The Rays’ .235 batting average ranks 20th in the majors.
Tampa Bay strikes out nine times per game to rank 25th in MLB.
The Rays pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Tampa Bay has a 4.38 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners rank 21st in the majors with 314 total runs scored this season.
Seattle has hit 87 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the majors.
The Mariners have a team batting average of just .221 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
Seattle ranks last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 10 whiffs per contest.
The Mariners have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
Seattle has the seventh-best ERA (3.51) in the majors this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays are sending Bradley (2-4) to the mound to make his ninth start of the season. He is 2-4 with a 4.06 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings pitched.
Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.280), home runs (11) and runs batted in (39) this season.
Yandy Diaz is batting .271 with an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .384 this season.
Randy Arozarena is slashing .190/.304/.350 this season for the Rays.
Amed Rosario has 63 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .416 this season.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
The Mariners will send Woo (3-1) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with a .260 batting average.
Dylan Moore is hitting .212 with 14 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 25 walks.
Josh Rojas is hitting .263 with 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 20 walks.
J.P. Crawford is batting .208 with nine doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 27 walks.
Rays and Mariners Injuries
Rays: Richard Lovelady: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Amed Rosario: day-to-day (Face), Brandon Lowe: day-to-day (Toe)
Mariners: Gabe Speier: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Matt Brash: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gregory Santos: 60 Day IL (Lat), Sam Haggerty: 60 Day IL (Achilles)
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