Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+114) Seattle (-136)

T-Mobile Park is the location where the Seattle Mariners (66-65) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (65-65) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Rays at +114 and the Mariners are sitting at -136. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers expected to start will be Jeffrey Springs and Logan Gilbert.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 28th in MLB. They have racked up 502 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .307. The Rays have tallied 212 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 120 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 468 runs batted in as well as 1,001 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .231. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 1,188 times, while being walked on 419 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Rays pitchers have relinquished 164 home runs and also 558 total runs (13th in baseball). Tampa Bay has conceded 1,063 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 507 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.92 this year (12th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,115 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 357 hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a unit on the year.

The Rays have sent 440 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 148 runners over the course of the season with 24.3% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 41 saves on the season and have not converted 20 of 61 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 146 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 83 holds so far this season (7th in the league). Rays pitchers have entered the game with runners on 102 times in addition to having 169 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have transformed 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,476 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a tally of 3,492 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,033 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 18th in baseball, and they have turned 89 double plays.

Springs has pitched in 303 innings and has 346 K's during his career. Springs (22-12 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.42 and he has gone up against 1,279 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.48 (117 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.261. He has surrendered 282 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 100 walks.

Seattle has recorded 144 long balls so far this year to go along with 489 RBIs. They have 172 two-baggers, while walking 453 times and scoring 516 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an OBP of .303 as well as a batting average of .216 for the season. The Mariners hold a slugging percentage of .363 and they earn 3.94 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,342 occasions (1st in MLB) and have earned a total of 923 base hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.102 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 969. The Seattle pitching staff have relinquished 501 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.53 (454 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,126 strikeouts vs 306 walks). They have given up 141 homers and they surrender 3.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Sitting with 113 save situations, the Mariners have 63 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 125 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.5% out of their 173 inherited base runners. They are ranked 17th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 421 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 82 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,064 assists, 73 errors and have accounted for 3,472 putouts this year. In 10,416 innings on the field, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (1st in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Gilbert has conceded 571 hits and he has 653 strikeouts in 660 innings pitched. He has allowed 266 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.084 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.53 and he has faced 2,678 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Gilbert (39-28 career mark) has a 3.63 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-136)

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