Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Tropicana Field

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Probable Pitchers: Felix Hernandez (7-1) vs. Chris Archer (5-4)

The Seattle Mariners head to Tropicana Field on Wednesday to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. The probable starters are Felix Hernandez for the Mariners and Chris Archer for the Rays. The opening line has Seattle at -129 and Tampa Bay at +119. The over/under for this matchup is 6.5. So far this season Seattle is 18-25 against the over/under while the Rays are 18-27.

The Mariners currently sit at 21-23, and they are 10-13 on the road. Felix Hernandez has an earned run average of 2.19 and is 7-1 so far on the campaign. He has allowed 44 hits in his 61.2 innings pitched. In his starts Seattle is scoring 3.9 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .239, good for 25th in the league. The Mariners on base percentage sits at .298, which puts them at 27th in the league. Nelson Cruz is at .398 OBP, which leads the team.

Tampa Bay is 24-22 overall and 13-12 at home. Chris Archer is 5-4 while holding an ERA of 2.40. He's thrown 60 innings thus far and given up 45 hits. The Rays are averaging 3.7 runs during his starts this year. They are 5th in the league in team ERA at 3.39 and 1st in hits allowed per 9 innings with 7.41. Tampa Bay ranks 19th in baseball in team OBP at .312 and they have a .244 batting average as a team.

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 18-25 against the over/under

The Seattle Mariners are 17-27 against the run line

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 18-27 against the over/under

The Tampa Bay Rays are 26-20 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Seattle Mariners

04/25/15 P Hisashi Iwakuma Back 15-day DL (4/21)
04/14/15 P Tom Wilhelmsen Elbow 15-day DL (4/11)

Tampa Bay Rays

05/26/15 SS Asdrubal Cabrera Groin "?" Tuesday vs. Seattle Mariners
05/25/15 1B James Loney Finger 15-day DL (5/24)
05/25/15 RF Steven Souza Wrist "?" Tuesday vs. Seattle Mariners
05/10/15 P Drew Smyly Shoulder 60-day DL (5/6), out for season
05/09/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm 60-day DL (3/27), out for season
05/03/15 CF Desmond Jennings Knee 15-day DL (4/26)
04/29/15 P Kirby Yates Undisclosed 15-day DL (4/29)
04/23/15 2B Ryan Brett Shoulder 15-day DL (4/22)
04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 60-day DL (4/22), out for season
04/09/15 C John Jaso Wrist 60-day DL (4/7)
04/06/15 P Matt Moore Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)

Guy's Pick: Take the Mariners

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