Rays at Mariners 8/9/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners
MLB: 10:10 PM EST
Aug. 09, 2019
TV: ROOT-NW
Latest Odds : TB -125 O/U 9
On Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series on the road against the Seattle Mariners. The Rays lost on Wednesday to the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3. Avisail Garcia hit an RBI single for the Rays in the eighth and Mike Zunino made the game closer in the ninth with a two-run home run, but Tampa Bay could not tie the score or take the lead and fell short in the end.
Seattle snapped its five-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Mallex Smith doubled to start the eighth and came around to score on an attempted double play by the Padres that Daniel Vogelbach beat out giving the Mariners the lead they would not relinquish.
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Austin Meadows leads the Rays with a .291 batting average, in home runs with 19 and in RBIs with 55. Tommy Pham leads in hits with 110. Tampa Bay is averaging .255 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .230. Tampa Bay has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Friday’s game on the road against the Mariners.
Domingo Santana leads Seattle with a .264 batting average, in hits with 112 and RBIs with 68. Daniel Vogelbach is the home run leader with 26. Seattle is averaging .241 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .270. On Friday, the Mariners will send Marco Gonzales to the mound. The southpaw is 12-9 with an ERA of 4.32, 101 Ks and 35 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 4-0 in its last 4 on the road
The OVER has cashed in 8 of the Rays last 10
Seattle is 6-1 in its last 7 at home
The OVER has cashed in 4 of Gonzales’ last 6 starts at home
Free Betting Pick: Seattle Mariners +115
Seattle has struggled all season and is 1-5 in its last 6, but the Mariners have won 6 of their last 7 at home. Seattle has also won 10 of its last 11 at home versus Tampa Bay and 22 of the last 29 overall against the Rays. The Mariners have won 7 of Gonzales’ last 10 starts overall and 10 of the lefthander’s last 14 starts on 5 days rest. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 5-4