Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 8th, 2026

Rays vs Mariners Game Information

The Tampa Bay Rays stay on the road out West on Saturday night with a 9:50 PM matchup inside T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA, against the Seattle Mariners. Tampa Bay is 23 games above .500 as the top team in the American League East after winning 5 of the last 6, including 4 in a row. The Seattle Mariners stay home Saturday, 5 games below .500 after losing 3 of the last 4 games played. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Rays Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays offense has bolstered a .258 batting average this season, having scored 510 runs on 984 hits. Tampa Bay has a .329 OBP and a .403 team slugging percentage. Tampa Bay's pitching has been its biggest strength this season, with a 3.74 team ERA. Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay with a .300 batting average. Junior Caminero has a .284 batting average and leads the team with 33 home runs. Jonathan Aranda has a .285 batting average and leads Tampa Bay with 71 RBIs this season.

Mariners Preview

The Seattle Mariners offense has struggled a bit this season, with a .230 batting average and only 458 runs on 881 hits. Seattle has a .310 OBP and a .377 team slugging percentage. The Mariners do have a strong pitching staff with a 3.82 team ERA this season. Randy Arozarena leads Seattle with a .285 batting average. Dominic Canzone has a .254 batting average and leads the team with 18 home runs. Cole Young has a .263 batting average and boasts a team-high 51 RBIs this year.

Rays vs Mariners Pitching Matchup

Griffin Jax will be on the mound Saturday for Tampa Bay, looking to inch his way back towards 500. Jax is 6-9 this season with a 3.63 ERA across 91.2 innings. George Kirby will counter for Seattle, also trying to reach .500. Kirby is 1 game below .500 this season with a 3.76 ERA across 127 innings.

Rays vs Mariners Pick

Tampa Bay is a much better team in this matchup and they are the top team in the American League East. Look for Tampa Bay to ride their recent hot hand along with the better offense to a victory Saturday night in Seattle in Game 2 of their series against the Mariners.

• Pick: Tampa Bay Rays +101
• Secondary:  Over 7
• Lean: Yandy Diaz Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction:  Tampa Bay Rays win 6-3.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday

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