Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+105) Seattle (-125)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (12-13) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (15-10) on Friday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +105 while Seattle is sitting at -125. The betting total comes in at 7. The starting pitchers are Josh Fleming and Logan Gilbert.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 11th in the league. They have notched a total of 109 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Rays have tallied 46 doubles as a team and have knocked 22 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 103 RBI's as well as 203 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .245. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .394 and have struck out 220 times, while drawing a walk on 80 occasions.

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The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.26 for the year (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 230 hitters. They have walked 65 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.34 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.54 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. Rays pitchers have conceded 22 home runs and also 101 runs in total (16th in MLB).

The Rays bullpen have compiled a save rate of 77.8% and has entered the game in 23 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 31 base runners this season and 19.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 23 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 93 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 14 holds for the season (14th in baseball). They have 7 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 of their 9 save chances.

The Rays have converted 71.8% of balls in play into outs in their 1,989 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 663 putouts on the year, as well as 207 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 22nd in MLB, and have earned 15 double plays.

Fleming has taken the ball for 152 innings and has racked up 106 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Fleming (17-11 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.28 while he has faced 656 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.73 (80 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.346. He has allowed 161 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 44 free passes.

Seattle has tallied 24 home runs on the campaign to go along with 101 RBIs. They have recorded 37 two-baggers, while walking 96 times and recording 104 runs. The Seattle Mariners have an on-base percentage of .317 as well as a batting average of .231 for the season. The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .374 and they are earning 4.16 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have struck out on 203 occasions (20th in MLB) and have a total of 191 hits.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 96 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (84 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 30 dingers and they relinquish 3.98 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.244 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 (206 strikeouts vs 82 bases on balls). They come in at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 188.

Seattle has called on relievers to take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 85 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 19 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with base runners. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% of 20 inherited base runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Mariners have recorded 11 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In their 1,953 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (11th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in baseball). The Mariners have 202 assists, 13 errors and have earned a total of 651 putouts this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Gilbert has given up 130 base knocks while he has accumulated 155 strikeouts in 147 frames. Gilbert (10-5 record in his career) has a 3.91 ERA while surrendering 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 64 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.127 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.31 and he has gone up against 612 opposing batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (-125) and under 7 runs

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