Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/06/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Friday, May 6, 2022

Venue:  T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA 

Where to Watch:  Apple TV+

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Mariners -125; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Mariners -125; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Mariners -125; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  15-10 (3rd place, AL East)

Seattle Mariners:  12-13 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  7-3 last 10

Seattle Mariners:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 15-10 record overall and they are 6-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Mariners on Friday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Shane McClanahan is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Josh Fleming is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-3 with a 6.32 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 1 K on 5 hits in 3.2 IP against the Minnesota Twins. 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 12-13 record overall and they are 7-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Houston Astros getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Rays on Friday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Robbie Ray is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Logan Gilbert will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 4-0 with a 0.64 ERA this season. His team won all 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 4 BB with 5 Ks on 3 hits in 5.2 IP against the Miami Marlins. 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 Mariners are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well recently as they were just swept by the Astros in 3 games but they have never really performed well in Houston and the Astros have started to heat up after a slow start. They are going up against a Rays side that has not been playing well to start the season either but they are coming off of a sweep of the A's in their last series, getting their revenge on them from a series earlier this season where they were swept. The Rays have been such a wild card team though as their bats are there some nights and others they cannot score at all, same goes for their pitching. They have been tto inconsistent this season and have not found a good rhythm yet. The Mariners have been a very good team at home this season and they have their stud, Logan Gilbert, on the mound in this game who has won 4 of his 5 starts this season with the team winning all 5 games he played in. He has not allowed many runs in his starts either and has been the ace pitcher for the Mariners this season. The Mariners will bounce back in this game at home after getting swept in their last series. The best bet here is on the Mariners to win this game. 

 

Rays Mariners Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 6, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Mariners 3 Rays 0.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 25-26 (-11.2 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 12-10 (-3.5 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 16-8 OVER when the total is 7 or less. 

Seattle Mariners: 129-118 (+39.7 Units) ML in all games. 94-78 (+31.2 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 9-0 OVER when the total is 7 or less.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  F. Mejia (C) Ques Thurs - Illness. 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.

 

 

 

"(Montas) was outstanding. The good thing for us was that Kluber kind of went right with him and kept it right there. Just a really strong pitching performance by both sides." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the A’s on Wednesday.

 

 

"We got beat. Not a good series for us. No way to sugarcoat it. It's just where we're at. We've got a good team, but we're not playing particularly great right now. Rough road trip." - Scott Servais after his team’s loss against the Astros on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Wander Franco (S) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Mike Zunino (R) C

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Brett Phillips (L) CF

 

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

Ty France (R) DH

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Jesse Winker (L) LF

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

Abraham Toro (S) 1B

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Jarred Kelenic (L) RF

Luis Torrens (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Isaac Paredes (.364)

Hits:  Wander Franco (29)

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 (.364)

Hits:  Ty France (33)

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)