Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (38-41) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (56-28) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Taj Bradley and Luis Castillo.

Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .459 and have struck out 710 times, while being walked on 277 occasions. They have compiled 442 runs batted in in addition to 744 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .264. The Rays have hit 153 doubles as a squad and have smacked 125 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 464 runs and have an OBP of .337. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 5.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in baseball.

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The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.59 on the year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 735 hitters. Rays pitchers have allowed 86 home runs in addition to 312 runs in total (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 267 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team so far this year. Tampa Bay has allowed 621 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 296 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.75 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 65 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 45 holds so far this season (13th in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 61.0% and has come into the game in 86 save situations. They have 25 saves on the year and have blown 16 out of their 41 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 104 runners on the season with 25.0% of them crossed home plate. The Rays have dispatched 271 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 2,226 putouts this year, in addition to 773 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 70 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,678 innings on the diamond, ranking them 1st in MLB.

Bradley (5-4 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.69 while he has gone up against 227 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 51 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 16 free passes. His ERA is 4.58 (27 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.264. Bradley has taken the ball for 53 innings and has racked up 73 punch outs during his MLB career.

Seattle has knocked in 92 home runs this season and 340 RBIs. They have put up 125 two-baggers, while walking 266 times and earning 353 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an on-base percentage of .307 and a batting average of .229 over the course of the season. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .386 and they tally 4.47 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have struck out on 771 occasions (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 607 base knocks.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.201 with a FIP of 3.70 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (710 strikeouts vs 211 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 638. They have conceded 79 long balls and they relinquish 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 331 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.81 (299 earned runs surrendered).

Seattle has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves. They rank 22nd in MLB holding a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 267 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 81 times in high leverage situations and also on 78 occasions with runners on. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.5% of 98 inherited runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 43 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Mariners have 687 assists, 37 errors and have amassed 2,121 putouts on the campaign. In 6,363 innings on the field, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Castillo has surrendered 794 hits while he has totaled 1,045 punch outs in 952 innings. He has allowed 372 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.183 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.15 and he has gone up against 3,939 opposing batters so far in his career. Castillo (53-61 career mark) has earned a 3.52 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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