Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+132) Seattle (-158)

The Tampa Bay Rays (65-66) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (67-65). The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +132 while Seattle is sitting at -158. The total has been set at O6.5. The expected starting pitchers are Tyler Alexander and Luis Castillo.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 3.8 runs/g, which is 28th in the league. They have notched a total of 503 runs and hold an OBP of .306. The Rays have hit 212 doubles as a unit and have knocked 121 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 469 RBI's as well as 1,003 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .230. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .369 and have been called out on strikes 1,201 times, while taking a walk on 419 occasions.

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The Rays hold a team ERA of 3.91 for the year (12th in the league), and they have rung up 1,123 batters. Rays pitchers have conceded 166 home runs and also 563 runs in total (13th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 358 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.15 as a unit on the year. Tampa Bay has yielded 1,070 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 509 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22.

Rays pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 102 times and also have had 170 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 83 holds for the season (7th in the league). The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 67.2% and has come into the game in 146 save situations. They have compiled 41 saves for the season and have blown 20 of their 61 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 148 base runners so far this season with 24.3% of them crossed the plate. The Rays have sent 441 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Rays have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,548 innings, which has them sitting 10th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 3,516 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,041 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 19th in baseball, and they have turned 90 double plays.

Alexander has taken the mound for 422 innings and is sitting with 342 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.54 (213 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.289. He has conceded 450 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 94 walks. Alexander (16-26 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.47 while he has faced 1,793 batters in the majors.

Seattle has a total of 146 home runs over the course of the season as well as 494 RBIs. They have hit 174 doubles, while taking a walk 454 times and scoring 521 runs. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .216 on the year. The Mariners have a team SLG% of .364 and they score 3.95 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,350 occasions (1st in baseball) and have totaled 930 hits.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.095 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (1,139 strikeouts vs 306 walks). They rank 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 971. They have allowed 142 long balls and they yield 3.87 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 502 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.51 (455 earned runs given up).

Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have walked away with 30 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 423 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 146 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.5% out of their 173 inherited runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Mariners have 63 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 10,497 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (1st in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Mariners have racked up 1,070 assists, 73 errors and have a tally of 3,499 putouts on the season.

Castillo (72-76 career win-loss mark) has a 3.56 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has gone up against 5,015 opposing batters during his career. He has given up 480 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.177 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his career, Castillo has given up 1,025 base knocks while he has earned 1,319 strikeouts in 1,213 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (-158) and under O6.5 runs

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