Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (64-64) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (64-63) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Ryan Pepiot and Bryce Miller.

The Rays have tallied 203 doubles as a unit and have hit 115 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .367 and have been called out on strikes 1,158 times, while drawing a walk on 413 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.9 runs per contest, which is 28th in MLB. They have accrued 456 runs batted in in addition to 973 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .230. They have accounted for 489 runs while having a team OBP of .307.

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The Rays have an earned run average of 3.89 this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,093 hitters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 157 long balls in addition to 540 total runs (12th in baseball). They have walked 349 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.09 as a unit over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has relinquished 1,041 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 491 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

The Rays have dispatched 430 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 145 runners this year with 23.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 40 saves this season and have blown 20 of their 60 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 145 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 83 holds for the year (4th in the league). Rays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 99 times and also have had 164 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 3,412 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,006 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and they have turned 86 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 10,236 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in baseball.

Pepiot has taken the ball for 176 innings and has accumulated 184 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.27 (64 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.078. He has surrendered 125 base knocks (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has 65 free passes. Pepiot (12-6 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.22 and he has faced 716 hitters in the major leagues.

The Mariners hold a team slugging % of .365 and they score 3.93 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have put up 170 doubles, while taking a walk 432 times as well as earning 503 runs. Seattle has accumulated 143 long balls so far this season to go along with 477 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,308 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 903 hits. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an OBP of .301 and a batting average of .216 on the season.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.100 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a unit this season. They come in at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 945. The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 489 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (443 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,092 strikeouts vs 297 free passes). They have allowed 135 long balls and they relinquish 3.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

With 111 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 62 holds and 18 blown saves. Seattle has called on relievers to take the mound in 47 save chances and they have walked away with 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 143 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with runners on base. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.7% out of 172 inherited runners. They sit at 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.7%, and they have sent 411 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

In their 10,164 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (1st in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 81 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,051 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 3,388 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Miller has conceded 237 hits while he has tallied 252 punch outs in 275 innings pitched. Miller (17-14 mark in his career) has a 3.80 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 116 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.076 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.27 and he has gone up against 1,104 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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