Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-145) Tampa Bay (+125)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (67-69) will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (72-64) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Seattle at -145 and Tampa Bay is coming in at +125. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Bryan Woo and Drew Rasmussen.

Seattle has a slugging percentage of .411 and have been called out on strikes 1,216 times, while being walked on 456 occasions. They have accounted for 598 RBI's as well as 1,115 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .241. The Mariners have earned 186 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 194 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 623 runs and hold an OBP of .317. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 11th in the league.

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The Mariners have an ERA of 3.98 this year (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,162 hitters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 165 home runs and also 600 runs (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 408 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.12 as a squad so far this season. Seattle has relinquished 1,135 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 542 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26.

Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 112 times in addition to having 183 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 75 holds on the season (15th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 61.4% and have entered the game in 132 save situations. They have recorded 35 saves on the year and have blown 22 of 57 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 123 runners so far this season with 25.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 456 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Mariners have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,040 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 3,680 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,144 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and have a total of 99 double plays.

Woo (25-15 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.18 while he has gone up against 1,492 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 297 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 75 free passes. His ERA is 3.23 (134 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.997. Woo has taken the hill for 373 frames and is sitting with 360 K's thus far in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for a team OBP of .313 and a team batting average of .250 this year. They have been rung up on 1,155 occasions (13th in baseball) and have totaled 1,142 hits. Tampa Bay has accumulated 153 long balls so far this season and 572 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .401 and they are scoring 4.47 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have put up 203 doubles, while getting a free base 390 times and earning 604 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 560 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.92 (520 earned runs given up). They have conceded 177 dingers and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.213 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (1,163 strikeouts vs 387 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,063.

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. They rank 25th in baseball with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have dispatched 425 relievers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 127 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of 137 inherited base runners. With 129 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 76 holds and 22 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 124 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Rays have accrued 1,196 assists, 62 errors and have accumulated 3,586 putouts so far this year. In 10,758 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in pro baseball).

During his career, Rasmussen has allowed 355 base knocks and he has 414 strikeouts in 439 innings pitched. He has surrendered 140 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.058 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.76 and he has faced 1,754 batters in his career. Rasmussen (30-17 record in his career) has a 2.87 earned run average while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+125)

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