Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners 6/17/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Rays will play the first game of their four-game series against the Seattle Mariners in T-Mobile Park, WA, on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 10:10 PM (EDT). Tampa Bay (43-25, leading in the AL East) has an average of 4.90 runs per game. Their hitting average of .231 is good for 22nd in the MLB. Their on-base percentage of .318 is sixth, while their slugging percentage of .392 ranks 12th. With a .285 batting average, Joey Wendle led the Tampa Bay Rays, while Austin Meadows led the squad with 15 home runs and RBIs with 50.

The Rays’ starter Rich Hill, who has a 5-2 record and a 3.38 ERA, will take the mound on Thursday. Hill’s latest appearance resulted in a 5-4 victory over Baltimore despite giving up four hits and 4 runs in 4.2 innings. If they want to succeed, they’ll need a better performance from him. The Rays have a .218 opponents’ batting average, which sits at fourth place in baseball.

The total went Over 5-0 in the Rays last 5 Thursday matches.
The total went Under 4-0 in Hill’s last 4 appearances during game 1 of a series.
The total went Over 5-0 in the Rays’ last 5 road matches with the total set at 11.0 or higher.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Predictions 6/17/2021

Seattle (34-35, sitting 3rd in AL West) has an average of 3.99 runs per game. Their hitting average of .213 ranks them 29th in the MLB. Their batting average of .290 ranks 30th, and their slugging percentage of.374 ranks 25th. With a .280 batting average, J.P. Crawford led Seattle while Mitch Haniger led the squad with 16 home runs and RBIs with 40.

The Mariners’ pitching is superior to the offense. The Mariners have a .246 opponents’ batting average, which ranks 19th in the MLB. Justin Dunn, who is 1-3 and has a 3.91 ERA, will pitch for the Mariners on Thursday. Dunn’s last appearance resulted in a 7-0 defeat to Cleveland after allowing nine hits and five runs in 3 innings.

The total went Under 4-0 in the Mariners’ last 4 matches during game 1 of a series.
The total went Under 4-1 in the Mariners’ last 5 Thursday matches.
The total went Over 5-2 in the Mariners’ last 7 matches overall.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners. The MLB pick for this game is the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mariners score 3.99 runs per game on the road, but only 3.91 runs per match at home. In their previous 3 matches versus the Rays, they scored 7.33 runs per game on average. Seattle will meet their average in this match, as Tampa Bay gives up 4.11 runs per game at home. Despite Seattle allowing 3.97 runs per game at home, the Rays will score sufficient runs to bring the score over the total. The Tampa Bay Rays will win to a predicted score of 7-4.

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