Mariners meet the Rays with 1-0 series lead

Updated Aug. 27, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays (65-66, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (67-65, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs (1-2, 4.50 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (7-10, 3.21 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -154, Rays +129; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Tampa Bay Rays, leading the series 1-0.

Seattle has gone 40-27 in home games and 67-65 overall. The Mariners are 35-17 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Tampa Bay is 31-32 on the road and 65-66 overall. The Rays have a 45-20 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh has 13 doubles, 27 home runs and 79 RBI for the Mariners. Jorge Polanco is 9-for-34 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Christopher Morel has nine doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 55 RBI while hitting .195 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 12-for-38 with three doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .220 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by five runs

Rays: 5-5, .211 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Victor Robles: day-to-day (hand), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (biceps), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (hand), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Littell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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