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The Seattle Mariners (45-37) will be out to avoid the sweep when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (40-40) to complete a three-game series. Bookmakers have listed the Mariners as -116 favorites for the series finale, while the Rays are -102 underdogs.
Seattle’s George Kirby gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot.
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Mariners and Rays Betting Trends
The Mariners have won 29 of the 49 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (59.2%).
Seattle has gone 28-19 (winning 59.6% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
This season, the Rays have won 16 out of the 35 games, or 45.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Tampa Bay has a record of 10-16 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -102 on the moneyline.
The Mariners have combined with opponents to go over the total 34 times this season for a 34-44-4 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 41 of their 80 games with a total.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners have the No. 24 offense in MLB action scoring 3.9 runs per game (320 total runs).
Seattle ranks ninth in MLB action with 91 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Mariners rank 29th in MLB with a .220 batting average.
Seattle’s batters strike out 10.1 times per game, the most in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
Seattle has a 3.59 team ERA that ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays rank 21st in the majors with 326 total runs scored this season.
Tampa Bay has hit just 70 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the majors.
The Rays’ .237 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Tampa Bay ranks 25th with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
The Rays strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.35 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
Kirby (6-5) gets the starting nod for the Mariners in his 17th start of the season. He has a 3.47 ERA in 93 1/3 innings pitched, with 89 strikeouts.
Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle in batting average (.254) this season while adding seven home runs and 29 RBI.
Dylan Moore has collected 43 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .419 on the year.
Caleb Raleigh leads the club in homers (13) and runs batted in (46) this season.
J.P. Crawford is batting .211 with an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .362 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Pepiot (4-4) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 14th start of the season.
Isaac Paredes has racked up a team-high batting average of .275, and leads the Rays in home runs (12) and runs batted in (41).
Yandy Diaz has 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 27 walks while batting .272.
Randy Arozarena has 12 doubles, 10 home runs and 36 walks while hitting .191.
Amed Rosario is batting .301 with 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs and seven walks.
Mariners and Rays Injuries
Mariners: Bryan Woo: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), 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)
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), Brandon Lowe: day-to-day (Toe)
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