Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Monday, June 24, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (36-39) will play the Seattle Mariners (44-33) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Bryan Woo and Taj Bradley.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are recording 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. They have earned a total of 299 runs scored and hold an OBP of .300. The Mariners have earned 104 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 289 RBI's and 549 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .220. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .369 and have been called out on strikes 773 times, while taking a walk on 254 occasions.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.53 on the year (7th in baseball), and they have struck out 643 batters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 81 home runs and 288 total runs (7th in MLB). They have walked 185 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.72 as a squad for the season. Seattle has relinquished 547 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 267 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 70 times in addition to having 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 46 holds for the year (9th in baseball). The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 74.2% and has come into the game in 78 save situations. They have earned 23 saves for the season and have not converted 8 of their 31 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 runners for the year with 33.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mariners have sent 237 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Mariners have turned 72.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,120 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 2,040 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 613 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them sitting 18th in baseball, and have a total of 48 double plays.

Woo (7-6 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.40 and he has faced 507 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 95 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 34 walks. His earned run average is 3.45 (48 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.031. Woo has taken the ball for 125 frames and has 118 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Tampa Bay Rays hold an on-base percentage of .307 and a team batting average of .233 this year. They have struck out on 680 occasions (6th in the league) and are sitting with 583 hits. Tampa Bay has 63 home runs on the year as well as 274 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .360 and they are scoring 3.93 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have notched 115 two-baggers, while taking a walk 237 times as well as racking up 295 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 365 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.44 (334 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 105 homers and they concede 4.85 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.286 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (652 strikeouts against 210 free passes). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 661.

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They are ranked 21st in baseball holding a save rate of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 257 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 114 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 87 inherited base runners. With 86 save situations, the Rays have earned 45 holds and also 16 blown saves.

In their 6,096 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (22nd in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 570 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 2,032 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Bradley has surrendered 143 base knocks while totaling 182 punch outs in 149 frames. He has given up 85 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.43 and he has gone up against 644 opposing batters in his career. Bradley (7-12 career win-loss mark) has a 5.13 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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