Mariners vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 26, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (39-40), led by Yandy Diaz on a 17-game hitting streak, will meet the Seattle Mariners (45-36) Wednesday at Tropicana Field. The Mariners are -117 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 12:10 PM ET on ROOT Sports NW. Seattle’s George Kirby gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Mariners vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-117)
• Underdog: Rays (-102)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mariners vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been victorious in 30, or 61.2%, of the 49 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Seattle has a record of 29-17 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -117 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 53.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rays have gone 14-18 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.8% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has gone 9-14 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (39.1%).
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 50.5% in this matchup.

Mariners vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a .257 batting average. He’s also hit seven homers and has 29 RBI.
• Rodriguez’s home runs rank him 122nd in MLB, and he ranks 122nd in RBI.
• Dylan Moore has collected 43 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .419 on the year.
• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays in home runs (11), runs batted in (39) and has a team-best batting average of .277.
• In all of MLB, Paredes ranks 51st in home runs and 49th in RBI.
• Diaz is hitting .273 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 27 walks.

Mariners vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Mariners pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.52 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
• Mariners pitchers have a 1.075 WHIP this season, lowest in the majors.
• The Rays pitching staff is 11th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.36 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.269).