Mariners at Rays 8/21/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB: 1:10 PM EST
Aug. 21, 2019
TV: ROOT-NW
Latest Odds : TB -285 O/U 8.5
The Seattle Mariners conclude a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mariners defeated the Rays in the opening game of the series on Monday 9-3. Tom Murphy hit two home runs and knocked in four runs, while Austin Nola homered and drove in three runs as the Mariners used power to beat Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay has had to use openers and lesser known starters as their rotation is without Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Yonny Chirinos until the middle of September. Austin Meadows and Tommy Pham homered for the Rays in the loss. Tampa Bay leads Oakland by just one game in the race for the second AL wildcard spot.
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Domingo Santana leads Seattle with a .256 batting average, in hits with 113 and RBIs with 69. Daniel Vogelbach is the home run leader with 27. Seattle is averaging .243 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .268. Seattle has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Wednesday’s game with the Rays.
Austin Meadows is leading Tampa Bay with a .277 batting average, in home runs with 21 and in RBIs with 60. Tommy Pham leads in hits with 117. Tampa Bay is averaging .252 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .229. On Wednesday, Tampa Bay will send Charlie Morton to the mound. The right-hander is 13-5 with an ERA of 2.77, 194 Ks and 43 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Seattle is 4-1 in its last 5
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Mariners last 6
Tampa Bay is 14-5 in its last 19
The UNDER has cashed in each of Morton’s last 4 starts at home for Tampa Bay
Free Betting Pick: Seattle Mariners +234
Seattle has not played well since the first month of the season, but the Mariners have had success head-to-head with the Rays. Seattle has won 4 of the last 5 played in Tampa Bay and 13 of the last 18 overall against the Rays. The Mariners have won 4 of their last 5 overall and 4 of the last 5 played on AstroTurf. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 7-4