Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/07/2022

Game Time: 9:10 pm ET, Saturday, May 7, 2022

Venue:  T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA 

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -120, Mariners +100; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -120, Mariners +100; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -120, Mariners +100; Over/Under:  NL runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  16-10 (2nd place, AL East)

Seattle Mariners:  12-14 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  7-3 last 10

Seattle Mariners:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 16-10 record overall and they are 7-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Mariners on Saturday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Josh Fleming is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Drew Rasmussen is on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 1 hit in 5 IP against the Oakland Athletics. They scored 19 runs in their last series averaging just over 6 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 with a 12-14 record overall and they are 7-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Houston Astros getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Rays on Saturday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Logan Gilbert is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Marco Gonzales will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 1-3 with a 4.05 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 2 Ks on 8 hits in 6 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 2 runs in their last series averaging under 1 run scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have won their last 4 straight games and are coming off of a sweep of the A's in their last series and that was on the road as well. The Rays have always played the Mariners well over the last few seasons and have won a lot of their head-to-head games with them. They are going up against a Mariners side that has been awful recently and has only won 2 of their last 10 games. They just got swept in their last series in Houston and they are coming into this one on a losing streak. The Rays have the better starter on the mound here and they also have the better bullpen. The Rays have been starting to heat up as well and they will continue on their run here. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Mariners Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, May 7, 2022 (9:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 4 Mariners 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 26-26 (-10.2 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 16-8 OVER when the total is 7 or less. 26-18 OVER on the road with a money line of -100 to -150.

Seattle Mariners: 89-93 (+34.5 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 129-119 (+38.7 Units) ML in all games. 9-0 OVER when the total is 7 or less.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  L. Patino (SP) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. P. Sanders (SP) Out indefinitely - Back injury. J. Choi (1B) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Seattle Mariners:  M. Haniger (RF) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. E. White (1B) Early July - Groin injury. C. Sadler (RP) out for season - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

"It was a weird night. I felt good and just couldn't find that rhythm. Ultimately I had to battle and push through." - Shane McClanahan after their win against the mariners on Thursday.

 

 

"It feels like my timing is maybe just a little bit off. But when it's on, I mean, I felt like that last inning it started to click a little bit and I was able to reach back and get some more. So I think for me the fastball just felt good." - Robbie Ray after their loss against the Rays on Thursday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Randy Arozarena (R) DH

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Harold Ramirez (R) LF

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Taylor Walls (S) 3B

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Brett Phillips (L) RF

 

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

Ty France (R) 1B

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

Jesse Winker (L) LF

Abraham Toro (S) DH

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Dylan Moore (R) RF

Tom Murphy (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.357)

Hits:  Wander Franco (30)

Home Runs:  Wander Franco (4)

RBI:  Wander Franco (14)

Stolen Bases:  Taylor Walls (4)

Wins:  Josh Fleming (2)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (4)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  J.P. Crawford (.363)

Hits:  Ty France (34)

Home Runs:  Ty France (5)

RBI:  Ty France (21)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (9)

Wins:  Logan Gilbert (4)

Saves:  Diego Castillo (1)

ERA:  Erik Swanson (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (7th season)