Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/30/2023

Game Time: 10:10 pm ET, Friday, June 30, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA 

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

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

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

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

Tampa Bay Rays:  55-28 (1st place, AL East)

Seattle Mariners:  38-41 (4th place, AL West)

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Tampa Bay Rays:  4-6 last 10

Seattle Mariners:  4-6 last 10

The Rays entered their last series off of a win and split their 4-game series against the Kansas City Royals 2-2. They enter this game with a 55-28 record overall and have a road record of 21-18. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks still to be played on Thursday. They also lost the series opener of that series on Tuesday but won the 2nd game on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 3rd in the MLB with a .795 OPS. Zack Littell is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Shane McClanahan is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 11-1 with a 2.23 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HR, and 2 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits through 3.2 IP against the Kansas City Royals.

The Mariners are entering this series on a 2 game losing streak and lost their 3-game series against the Washington Nationals 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 38-41 record overall and have a home record of 22-19. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Friday and they have Thursday off as a day of rest. Their offense ranks 24th in the MLB with a .693 OPS. Logan Gilbert was their starting pitcher on Wednesday while rookie pitcher Bryce Miller is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 5-3 with a 3.88 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 4 strikeouts on 6 hits through 4.1 innings played against the Baltimore Orioles.

The current betting odds have the Rays listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rays have the best record in the MLB right now like they have all season and they also have one of the best offenses in the league too. They haven't been as good in their road games this year but they still have a winning record on the road while the Mariners are under .500 at the moment and have been struggling all season. The Mariners have also had a bad offense all season and they aren't going to have it any easier here with McClanahan on the mound for the Rays since he has been one of best starters in the MLB this season. McClanahan leads his team in wins this year with 11 and he hasn't been giving up many runs in any of his starts at all. The Mariners cold offense is going to struggle to put up runs with how well McClanahan has been pitching and the Rays offense will be able to take advantage of the Mariners having Miller the rookie on the mound here. Miller hasn't been bad in his starts this year but he hasn't been lights out either, giving up 3 runs in his last start and he is going to get himself into trouble here with how good the Rays offense has been. The Rays have been rolling all year while the Mariners have been struggling and the Rays will take advantage of this better pitching matchup with their really good offense. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

Rays Mariners Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 30, 2023 (10:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 5 Mariners 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 55-28 (+16 units) on the moneyline in all games. 50-19 (+19.5 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -110 or higher. 35-23 OVER when the total is 7 to 8.5. SHANE MCCLANAHAN is 10-4 OVER when the total is 7 to 8.5.

Seattle Mariners: 38-41 (-13.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 30-33 (-13.7 units) on the moneyline when the total is 7 to 8.5. 31-22 OVER after scoring 1 run or less. 

Tampa Bay Rays:  T. Walls (SS) Ques Thurs - Back. S. McClanahan (SP) Prob Fri - Back. B. Lowe (2B) Mid July - Back. J. Fleming (SP) Late July - Elbow. A. Kittredge (RP) Early Aug - Elbow. D. Rasmussen (RP) Early Aug - Elbow. G. Cleavinger (RP) out for season - Knee. J. Springs (RP) out for season - Elbow. S. Baz (SP) out for season - Elbow.

Seattle Mariners:  M. Gonzales (SP) Mid July - Forearm. P. Murfee (SP) out for season - Elbow. R. Ray (SP) out for season - Forearm. E. McGee (SP) out for season - Elbow. E. White (1B) Mid Aug - Thigh.

“Really clutch — I'm happy for Josh. We have a number of guys who are kind of grinding through it right now, and he's probably one of them. He put a charge into one and picked us up with obviously the biggest hit of the game.” - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Diamondbacks in their game on Wednesday.

“We do have a momentum-driven team and it's not going our way right now. And it's spiraling a little bit. We've got to turn it off. Turn off the faucet a little bit because it's running against us.” - Scott Servais after his team’s loss against the Nationals in their game on Wednesday.

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Luke Raley (L) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Jose Siri (R) CF

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Ty France (R) 1B

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

Tom Murphy (R) C

AJ Pollock (R) DH

Dylan Moore (R) LF

Jose Caballero (R) 2B

Batting Average:  Yandy Diaz (.322)

Hits:  Wander Franco (85)

Home Runs:  Jose Siri (15)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (54)

Stolen Bases:  Wander Franco (25)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (11)

Saves:  Jason Adam (11)

ERA:  Chase Anderson (0.00)

Batting Average:  Ty France (.273)

Hits:  Ty France (84)

Home Runs:  Teoscar Hernandez (15)

RBI:  Eugenio Suarez (47)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (18)

Wins:  George Kirby (6)

Saves:  Paul Sewald (14)

ERA:  Easton McGee (0.00)

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (9th season)

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (8th season)