Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2022

Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Seattle Mariners:  10-6 (1st place, AL West)

Tampa Bay Rays:  9-7 (3rd place, AL East) 

 

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Seattle Mariners:  8-2 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Mariners are coming into this game with a 10-6 record overall and they are 3-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Kansas City Royals completing the series sweep 3-0, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rays on Tuesday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Robbie Ray was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Logan Gilbert will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 2-0 with a 0.54 ERA this season. His team won all 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 4 Ks on 6 hits in 6.2 IP against the Texas Rangers. They scored 22 runs in their last series averaging just over 7 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 9-7 record overall and they are 6-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Tuesday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Shane McClanahan was the starter for them on Sunday while Josh Fleming will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Tuesday. He is 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA this season. His team has won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 2 strikeouts on 4 hits through 3.1 innings played against the Chicago Cubs. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 8 runs against them averaging just under 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Mariners are coming into this game playing very well recently. They just swept the Royals in their last series and they have won 5 of their last 6 games coming into this one. They have been hitting the ball very well in their games as well as they have been getting a lot of hits and scoring a lot of runs in their games. They are going up against a Rays team that just won their series with the Red Sox winning their last 2 games and they have also won 4 of their last 5 games but their pitching has been spotty in some games and they might just fall apart against a hot team like the Mariners with the way they have been hitting the ball. Logan Gilbert has been a very good pitcher in his starts this season as well and it will be hard for a Rays team already struggling to hit the ball to score runs on him in this game. Between Gilbert and the way the Mariners have been hitting the ball recently, the best bet here is on the Mariners to win this game.

 

Mariners Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (6:40 pm ET start time) is Mariners 7 Rays 3.

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Seattle Mariners: 127-111 (+44.4 Units) ML in all games. 58-60 (+22.2 Units) ML in road games. 42-28 UNDER after 2 straight games where their bullpen blew a save.

Tampa Bay Rays: 20-25 (-14.9 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 25-18 UNDER against AL West opponents. 19-14 UNDER at home when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Seattle Mariners:  M. Haniger (RF) Out indefinitely - Illness. K. Giles (RP) Early May - Finger injury. C. Sadler (RP) out for season - Shoulder injury.

Tampa Bay Rays:  Y. Chirinos (SP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury. T. Glasnow (SP) out for season - Elbow injury. R. Yarbrough (SP) Early May - Groin injury.

 

 

 

"(Winker) stays calm, composed throughout an at-bat. It could be a bad call, he doesn't let it get to him. He just goes on to the next one." Kristopher Negrón after his team’s win against the Royals on Sunday.

 

 

"He just filled up the strike zone early on and they were ready for it. But he settled in and gave us an outstanding performance." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Red Sox on Sunday.

 

 

 

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

Ty France (R) 1B

Jesse Winker (L) LF

Eugenio Suarez (R) DH

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Abraham Toro (S) 3B

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Jarred Kelenic (L) RF

Cal Raleigh (S) C

 

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Wander Franco (S) SS

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Taylor Walls (S) 3B

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

Mike Zunino (R) C

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Tom Murphy (.474)

Hits:  Ty France (24)

Home Runs:  Ty France (5)

RBI:  Ty France (19)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (6)

Wins:  Logan Gilbert (2)

Saves:  Diego Castillo (1)

ERA:  Erik Swanson (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.351)

Hits:  Wander Franco (22)

Home Runs:  Brandon Lowe (3)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (10)

Stolen Bases:  Taylor Walls (3)

Wins:  Josh Fleming (2)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (2)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (7th season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)