The Seattle Mariners (45-37) and the Tampa Bay Rays (40-40) wrap up a 3-game series Wednesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. First pitch is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Mariners vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 2-0
The Mariners will be happy when it’s wheels up from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport on their charter flight to Seattle Wednesday afternoon. The Mariners dropped the first 2 games of this series after losing 2 of 3 at the Miami Marlins. Seattle lost Monday’s opener 4-3 as basically a -102 “pick-em” before getting trounced 11-3 as a -126 favorite Wednesday. SP Luis Castillo allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 5 1/3 innings in the 8-run defeat.
The Rays have finally scratched back to .500 for the first time in 3 weeks. The last time the Rays were above .500 was May 20. Tampa Bay has won 6 of the past 7 games, and there have been plenty of nail-biters. The Rays have played in 7 one-run games in the past 14 outings, going 4-3 in those contests.