Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/27/2022

Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +105, Rays -125; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +105, Rays -125; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +105, Rays -125; Over/Under:  7.5 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 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Wednesday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Logan Gilbert is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Marco Gonzales will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 6 hits in 4.2 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 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Wednesday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Josh Fleming is the starter for them on Tuesday while Drew Rasmussen will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Wednesday. He is 0-1 with a 5.25 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 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 4 strikeouts on 4 hits through 3 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 Rays are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing well in their recent games and are coming off of a strong series where they beat the Red Sox in 2 of their 3 games with them. The Rays had some solid pitching in that series and their bullpen was performing great, improving a lot from how they started the season. The Mariners have been getting a lot of hits in their recent games but they will run into some trouble here against the great pitching that the Rays possess. The Mariners have also been allowing a lot of runs in their games and Gonzales has had a shaky start this season already. The Rays will get hits on him here and score lots of runs in this game. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Mariners Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, April 27, 2022 (6:40 pm ET start time) is Rays 4 Mariners 2.

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Seattle Mariners: 87-86 (+39.2 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 127-111 (+44.4 Units) ML in all games. 8-3 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Tampa Bay Rays: 20-25 (-14.9 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 8-4 UNDER as a favorite of -110 or higher. 10-5 UNDER when the total is 7 to 8.5.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"It's just a testament to what we have here. We have depth. We have guys that compete. We have guys that just come to the yard ready to play, ready to do their job." - Jesse Winker after their win against the Royals on Sunday.

 

 

"I didn't want the bullpen to come in at all. I don't think I had the luxury of not having my best stuff or my best outing. That bullpen needed a rest today." - Shane McClanahan after their 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)