Rays vs. Mariners odds, tips and betting trends

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09 September 2023

Rays vs. Mariners odds, tips and betting trends

In the third game of a four-game set at Tropicana Field, the Seattle Mariners (79-62) meet the Tampa Bay Rays (86-56), Saturday at 4:05 PM ET.

The Rays are favored at home (-124) against the Mariners (+105). The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Aaron Civale (7-3, 2.76 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Mariners will counter with Bryan Woo (2-4, 4.50 ERA).

These clubs meet again after the Rays defeated the Mariners 7-4 yesterday. Chris Devenski earned the win for the Rays (0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K), and Harold Ramirez led the way offensively (1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI). Isaiah Campbell (0.2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss for the Mariners.

Prepare for the Rays vs. Mariners with what you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Rays (-124, bet $124 to win $100)
Underdog: Mariners (+105, bet $100 to win $105)
Over/under: 8.5

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have been favorites in 115 games this season and won 75 (65.2%) of those contests.
Tampa Bay has a record of 70-30 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -124 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 55.4%.
So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 75 of 142 games with a total.
The Rays are 76-66-0 against the spread this season.

Aaron Civale (Rays Probable Starter)

The Rays are sending Civale (7-3) to the mound to make his 20th start of the season. He is 7-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 107 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, the righty went 5 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering two hits.
In 19 games this season, the 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.76, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .228 against him.
Civale has seven quality starts this year.
Civale will look to go five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 19 outings this season.
He meets a Mariners offense that ranks 11th in the league with 674 runs while batting .244 as a unit. It has a collective .420 slugging percentage (12th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 190 home runs (10th in MLB).
In 12 2/3 innings over two appearances against the Mariners this season, Civale has a 2.84 ERA and a 1.026 WHIP while his opponents are batting .229.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays rank third in Major League Baseball with 205 home runs.
Fueled by 462 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks fourth in MLB with a .445 slugging percentage this season.
The Rays’ .258 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
Tampa Bay has scored 753 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
The Rays have an OBP of .331 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Tampa Bay ranks 21st with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.

Mariners Stats and Trends

Mariners Betting Records

The Mariners have been underdogs in 42 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (52.4%) in those contests.
Seattle has a win-loss record of 16-10 when favored by +105 or worse by bookmakers this year.
The Mariners have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Seattle’s games have gone over the total in 71 of its 141 opportunities.
The Mariners have an against the spread record of 70-71-0 in 141 games with a line this season.

Bryan Woo (Mariners Probable Starter)

Woo makes the start for the Mariners, his 15th of the season. He is 2-4 with a 4.50 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Monday, the right-hander went five innings against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing five earned runs while surrendering four hits.
The 23-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.50, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opposing batters have a .230 batting average against him.
Woo heads into this outing with four quality starts under his belt this year.
Woo will try to extend a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging five innings per appearance).
He has made two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
He will face off against a Rays squad that is batting .258 as a unit (seventh in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .445 (fourth in the league) with 205 total home runs (third in MLB action).

Mariners Batting Stats

The Mariners rank 10th in MLB action with 190 total home runs.
This season, Seattle ranks 12th in the majors with a .420 slugging percentage.
The Mariners are 19th in MLB with a .244 batting average.
Averaging 4.8 runs per game (674 total), Seattle is the 11th-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Mariners are 13th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .324.

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