The Tampa Bay Rays (57-60) will visit the Seattle Mariners (64-53), Saturday at 9:40 p.m. ET, with the Mariners on a five-game winning streak.
The favored Mariners (-129 on the moneyline) host the Rays (+107). The Mariners will give the ball to Logan Evans (5-4) against the Rays and Joe Boyle (1-1).
These teams meet again after the Mariners defeated the Rays 3-2 yesterday. Carlos Vargas earned the win for the Mariners (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K), and Cal Raleigh led the way offensively (1 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs). Griffin Jax (1.0 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Rays.
Before watching this Mariners vs. Rays matchup, here is everything you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 6:25 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Mariners (-129, bet $129 to win $100)Underdog: Rays (+107, bet $100 to win $107)Over/under: 8Mariners vs. Rays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, August 9, 2025Game time: 9:40 p.m. ETLocation: Seattle, WashingtonStadium: T-Mobile ParkTV channel: MLB Network, ROOT Sports NW, and FDSSUNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Mariners stats and trendsMariners betting recordsThis season, the Mariners have been favored 79 times and won 44, or 55.7%, of those games.Seattle is 34-23 this season when entering a game favored by -129 or more on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 56.3% chance to win.So far this season, Seattle and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of 117 games with a total.In 117 games with a spread this season, the Mariners are 49-68-0 ATS.Logan Evans (Mariners probable starter)Evans (5-4 with a 4.96 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Mariners, his 14th of the season.In his last time out on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, the righty tossed five innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.96, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .277 batting average against him.Evans is looking to record his third quality start of the season.Evans has pitched five or more innings in a game 10 times this year entering this game.He has had two appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Rays offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.399) and ranks 15th in MLB play with 128 home runs. It has a collective .251 batting average, and is ninth in MLB with 990 total hits and 11th in MLB play scoring 524 runs.Mariners batting statsThe Mariners’ 166 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 326 extra-base hits, Seattle ranks 10th in MLB with a .409 slugging percentage this season.The Mariners rank 18th in MLB with a .243 team batting average.Seattle is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 10th with 534 total runs this season.The Mariners have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.Seattle ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 58 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (41.4%) in those games.This year, Tampa Bay has won 18 of 36 games when listed as at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 48.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over in 45 of its 117 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.In 117 games with a line this season, the Rays have a mark of 53-64-0 against the spread.Joe Boyle (Rays probable starter)Boyle gets the start for the Rays, his fourth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the righty went five scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.During seven games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed a 2.30 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of just .137 to opposing batters.Boyle will try to secure his fourth outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 3.9 innings per appearance.In four of his seven total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.The opposing Mariners offense has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.409) and ranks third in home runs hit (166) in all of MLB. They have a collective .243 batting average, and are 15th in the league with 971 total hits and 10th in MLB action scoring 534 runs.Rays batting statsThe Rays are 15th in MLB action with 128 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.This season, Tampa Bay’s .399 slugging percentage is 16th in baseball.The Rays have the 10th-best batting average in the majors (.251).Tampa Bay scores the 11th-most runs in baseball (524 total, 4.5 per game).The Rays’ .314 on-base percentage ranks 19th in baseball.