Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners

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TB	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	14	2
SEA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

Ian Seymour (8-3, 4.27) gets the ball for Tampa Bay looking to finish off a sweep, opposite Emerson Hancock (6-6, 3.33) for a Mariners team that's lost 3 straight and desperately needs someone to stop the bleeding at 1:10 PM PT.

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Rays(70-46)

WWWWW

4

-1.5+174-100o7.5+113

Mariners(56-62)

LLLWL

1

+1.5-178-102u7.5-111

Best BetRays -107

Pregame

Tampa Bay's won 5 straight and just took the first two of this series, so backing the Rays here is backing the team that's actually playing baseball right now. Seattle's lost 3 in a row and been shut out twice in its last homestand — there's no form case for the home side. Sharp money's already piled onto the Rays too, with the lone tracked bet worth over $4.5K sitting on Tampa Bay.

The Rays have won 5 in a row and haven't needed their full rotation to do it. Griffin Jax was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start with right elbow discomfort, and Tampa Bay just turned it into a bullpen win anyway, grinding out a 3-2 decision. That's the kind of stretch this team is on right now — even the setbacks turn into wins.

Ian Seymour

(9-4)·4.17 ERA

Aug 3 @ Rockies

W

6.0IP

2ER

9K

0BB

90P

08/09 Lineup

Emerson Hancock

(7-7)·3.37 ERA

Aug 4 vs Tigers

L

6.0IP

3ER

6K

2BB

94P

08/09 Lineup

Seattle's problem isn't really Tampa Bay specifically, it's that nothing has worked lately. The Mariners were shut out twice by Detroit in their last homestand before the Rays even showed up, and the lineup has managed all of 3 runs total across the first two games of this set. Injuries aren't helping — J.P. Crawford's on the shelf with wrist inflammation and Luke Raley is done for the year, which strips out two everyday bats a club already struggling to score can't really afford to lose.

Tampa Bay Rays

(70-46)

Aug 9W@ Mariners3-2

Aug 8W@ Mariners2-1

Aug 5W@ Rockies4-0

Aug 5W@ Rockies9-7

Aug 4W@ Rockies13-9

Seattle Mariners

(56-62)

Aug 9Lvs Rays2-3

Aug 8Lvs Rays1-2

Aug 6Lvs Tigers0-11

Aug 6Wvs Tigers4-2

Aug 5Lvs Tigers0-8

Hancock's last time out wasn't a disaster — 6 innings, 3 earned against Detroit — but he took the loss anyway, which has basically been the story of Seattle's last week. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, keeps finding a way, and Jax's elbow scare barely slowed them down.

Tampa Bay Rays

(11)

• Day-To-DayGriffin Jax (SP) — Tampa Bay scratched Jax from his schedule start against the Mariners on Saturday due to right elbow discomfort, per Ryan Bass of Rays.tv.08/09
• Day-To-DayTaylor Walls (SS) — Walls went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Rockies.08/09
• 10-Day-ILBen Williamson (2B) — The Rays placed Williamson on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Thursday, due to a right hamstring strain.08/07
• 15-Day-ILShane McClanahan (SP) — McClanahan was pulled from Thursday's start versus the Rangers in the fourth inning with left mid-back tightness, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.07/31
• 15-Day-ILCole Sulser (RP) — The Rays placed Sulser on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to lower back spasms.07/29
• 60-Day-ILJake Fraley (RF) — The Rays transferred Fraley (hernia) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.08/02
• 60-Day-ILManuel Rodriguez (RP) — Rodriguez (elbow) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Thursday, giving up a solo home run and striking out three in one inning.07/24
• 60-Day-ILGavin Lux (LF) — Lux (shoulder) was pulled off his rehab assignment earlier this week, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILEdwin Uceta (RP) — Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that Uceta has yet to resume throwing and will meet with a doctor to have his nagging right shoulder injury examined, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILJonathan Heasley (RP) — Heasley was returned to the major-league roster and placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow stress reaction.06/08
• 60-Day-ILRyan Pepiot (SP) — Pepiot will undergo surgery on his right hip May 13 and miss the rest of the 2026 season, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.05/08

Seattle Mariners

(8)

• 10-Day-ILLuke Raley (RF) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Raley is expected to miss the rest of the season after sustaining a left forearm strain, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.08/05
• 10-Day-ILJ.P. Crawford (SS) — The Mariners placed Crawford on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Thursday, due to left wrist inflammation.07/31
• 15-Day-ILCole Wilcox (RP) — Wilcox left Thursday's game versus the Tigers due to left oblique tightness.08/07
• 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — General manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Brash was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain in his right lat, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Vargas (lat) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Everett on Saturday night, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.08/08
• 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Seattle transferred Criswell (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.07/04
• 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
• 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08

This is a series where the favorite has been proven right twice already, and there's no obvious reason for that to flip on getaway day. The Rays have the deeper roster, the better recent pitching, and now the freshest legs after using seven arms Saturday to spare Jax's spot. Seattle needs Hancock to be better than good — he needs to be the guy who finally breaks this streak, in front of a home crowd that's watched its team get outscored in bunches all week.