Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-115) Seattle (-105)

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (12-12) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (14-10) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at -115 while Seattle is sitting at -105. The over/under has been set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Shane McClanahan and Robbie Ray.

Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 213 times, while drawing a walk on 77 occasions. They have accounted for 101 runs batted in as well as 197 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .247. The Rays have compiled 44 doubles as a squad and have hit 22 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 106 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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The Rays have an earned run average of 3.40 on the campaign (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 221 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.45 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.10. Rays pitchers have surrendered 22 home runs and 101 total runs (20th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 64 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.40 as a squad so far this year.

Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 23 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 13 holds so far this year (16th in MLB). The Rays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. They have tallied 6 saves on the season and have blown 2 out of their 8 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 31 runners on the season and 19.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have dispatched 90 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 636 putouts on the year, in addition to 199 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball, and they have twisted 15 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.4% of balls in play into outs in their 1,908 innings on the field, which has them sitting 11th in the majors.

McClanahan has taken the mound for 150 innings and has accounted for 183 K's so far in his pro baseball career. McClanahan (11-8 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.21 while he has gone up against 624 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.35 (56 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.224. He has conceded 140 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 44 walks.

Seattle is sitting with 23 HRs for the year to go along with 99 RBIs. They have recorded 37 doubles, while walking 96 times and scoring 102 runs. The Seattle Mariners hold an OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .233 so far this season. The Mariners have a SLG% of .379 and they are earning 4.25 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have been rung up on 197 instances (18th in MLB) and have recorded 186 hits.

The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 89 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.32 (77 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 30 long balls and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.220 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 (197 strikeouts vs 77 free passes). They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 178.

Sitting with 17 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 11 holds and also 3 blown saves. Seattle has had relievers step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 19 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of their 20 inherited runners. They rank 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 82 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 22 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (16th in baseball). The Mariners have accrued 194 assists, 13 errors and are sitting with 627 putouts for the season. In their 1,881 innings played, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (7th in the majors).

During his career, Ray has conceded 941 base knocks while accumulating 1,316 punch outs in 1,066 innings pitched. Ray (64-60 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.00 earned run average while conceding 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 474 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.319 and having a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and he has faced 4,544 opposing hitters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-115)

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