The Seattle Mariners are coming off a series defeat to the Miami Marlins when they head down to Tampa Bay to kick off their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- The Mariners who are still at the top of the AL West will be looking to take this series from the Rays before they head back home with some momentum later in the week.
- As for the Tampa Bay Rays, they are coming into this series with the Mariners after getting taking two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road as they head back home.
With that said, We take a look at this matchup to make a Mariners-Rays prediction and pick.
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Seattle Mariners Predictions: MLB Team Analysis
Seattle Mariners (45-35)?surprisingly is coming off a series defeat to the Miami Marlins on the road. They lost two of three in the series and most recently dropped the rubber match with a 6-4 defeat.
They were downed in the series opener with yet another walk-off victory for the Marlins but were also to come back in dominating fashion in the second game of the series with a 9-0 victory before their dreadful loss in Sunday's matchup.
The Mariners are now just 5-5 over their last 10 games and 1-4 in their last five as they head into this match against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
They will be sending starting pitcher Bryan Woo to the mound who's had mixed success this season.
- He came into his last matchup with the Cleveland Guardians with a 1.07 ERA until he was rocked giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out only 1 as he was pulled after just four innings pitched which is his shortest outing of the season.
- Woo now has a 1.67 ERA with a 0.61 WHIP and 25 strikeouts in 37.2 innings pitched this season.
He gets to take on a Tampa Bay Rays team that surprisingly struggles at home this season.
Woo is going to need some run support unlike he did against the Guardians his last time out and while the Mariners have only been averaging 3.5 runs and hitting just .214 over their last 5 games they still have a good matchup against Taj Bradley who while strikes out a lot of batters also gives up a ton of hard contact.
If Julio Rodriguez (3-6, 1 HR) and Cal Raleigh (1-3, 1 HR) can keep up their hot bats against Taj Bradley in this matchup they should help kickstart this Mariners offense as Woo limits the damage from the Rays and get the much-needed win in this series opener in Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay Rays?Predictions: MLB Team Analysis
Tampa Bay Rays (38-40)?is surging at the right time with wins in 6 out of their last 10 games and has now won 4 out of their last 5 games. They also took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- While Paul Skenes was electric giving up just 1 run with 8 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched, it wasn't enough as the Rays got after the Pirates bullpen in the 8th inning to seal the game with a 3-1 victory.
Now, the Rays get to head home to Tropicana Field as they get ready to face off against the visiting Seattle Mariners who come into this series slumping losing against the worst team in the National League the Miami Marlins.
While the Rays have struggled on their home field this could be the matchup that they need to gain some momentum at home in front of their home crowd.
- The Rays will send flamethrower Taj Bradley to the mound who's had an up-and-down season so far with a 2-4 record, 4.06 ERA, and 1.15 WHIP with 53 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched.
- While he sports a subpar ERA for the season he's been dominant over his last three starts with a 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP while striking out 21 in 18 innings pitched.
Bradley gets to face off against the Seattle Mariners who strike out more than any team in the Majors at 10.00 per game and they have struck out the 2nd most out of any team in the league against right-handed pitching with a whopping 581 strikeouts.
This should give Bradley ample opportunities to rack up a bunch of strikeouts in this Monday night home matchup.
- As for the Rays' bats, they have come to life recently where they are averaging 5 runs, and 10 hits, 1.4 HR with a .269 batting average and .346 OBP per game over their last 5 games.
They will have a tough matchup ahead of them against Bryan Woo but seeing as Woo is not an elite strikeout pitcher this will give the Rays the chance to hit the ball in play.
If the Rays can just give Bradley enough run support he can limit the Mariners' bats who have been struggling at the plate as of late and keep their momentum going on Monday night.
SEATTLE MARINERS VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS FANDUEL ODDS FOR JUNE 24TH
MONEY LINE
- SEATTLE MARINERS: -112
- TAMPA BAY RAYS: -104
SPREAD
- SEATTLE MARINERS: -1.5 (+140)
- TAMPA BAY RAYS: +1.5 (-170)
OVER/UNDER (TOTAL)
- OVER: 7.5 (-110)
- UNDER: 7.5 (-110)
BEST ODDS FOR SEATTLE MARINERS VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS
- The Seattle Mariners are the favorites against the Tampa Bay Rays DraftKings currently has the best odds at (-108)
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SEATTLE MARINERS VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS INJURY REPORT
SEATTLE MARINERS INJURY REPORT INJURY REPORT
- JONNY FARMELO - OUT FOR SEASON - KNEE
- TY FRANCE - OUT - FOOT
- JORGE POLANCO - OUT - HAMSTRING
- GABE SPEIER - OUT - SHOULDER
- SAM HAGGERTY - OUT FOR SEASON - ACHILLES
- MATT BRASH - OUT FOR SEASON - ELBOW
- GREGORY SANTOS - OUT - BACK
- JACKSON KOWAR - OUT FOR SEASON - ELBOW
TAMPA BAY RAYS INJURY REPORT
- JOSE CABALLERO - QUES TUES - CALF
- TAYLOR WALLS - QUES TUES - ILLNESS
- RICHARD LOVELADY - OUT - FOREARM
- JACOB WAGUESPACK - OUT - SHOULDER
- WANDER FRANCO - OUT - SUSPENSION
- JEFFREY SPRINGS - OUT - ELBOW
- DREW RASMUSSEN - OUT - ELBOW
- SHANE MCCLANAHAN - OUT FOR SEASON - ELBOW
FINAL MARINERS-RAYS PICK & PREDICTION
The Seattle Mariners are struggling to come into game one of this road series meanwhile, the Rays are starting to come alive as they head home to welcome the Mariners to town.
- We should expect a pitcher's duel with Bryan Woo and Taj Bradley on the mound against two lineups who tend to strike out a lot.
With that said, it look like the Rays are starting to come around now after a long road series. Expect Bradley to shut down this Mariners offense and get just enough run support to extend their winning streak to two games.
FINAL MARINERS-RAYS PICK & PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY RAYS (-104)
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