The Tampa Bay Rays and the Seattle Mariners will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Safeco Field.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander James Shields in this game. Shields has a 2-1 record and a 4.58 ERA this season.
It’ll be FelixHernandez toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. RighthanderHernandez is 2-0 with a 4.26 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Rays got out to a seven-run lead and went on to defeat the Mariners 9-3 on Wednesday, as a -110 pick’em. That game’s 12 combined runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
EvanLongoria had three hits and drove in three runs to lift the Rays, while CarlosPena had two RBIs. JeffNiemann tossed 5 1-3 innings for the victory, allowing three runs off three hits.
JoseLopez belted a three-run homer for the Mariners, and ChrisJakubauskas gave up six runs off 10 hits in just over three innings of work.
Team records: TampaBay: 6-9 SU Seattle: 9-6 SU
Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 9-1 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 4-6
Seattle most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing LA Angels are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games on the road Seattle is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up: Tampa Bay at Oakland, Friday, April 24 Seattle at LA Angels, Friday, April 24
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