Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays 4/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Seattle Mariners (11-7) are on their way to challenge the Tampa Bay Rays (10-8) in the finale of the AL Inter-Division three-game series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 1:10 PM ET.

Seattle will try to end a series with a victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday afternoon after splitting the first two installments at 8-4 and 2-3 in that order.

The Mariners shared 1st place with the Angels at 11-7 in the American League West Division with a .611 team percentage after scoring 87 runs while allowing 66 for a +21 run difference on the season.

Shortstop J.P. Crawford and 2B Abraham Toro scored one run on one hit each with an RBI apiece for Seattle while Yohan Ramirez gave up 3 hits, 2 earned runs, and a walk while striking out 3 hitters in 3.0 innings pitched in the loss.

The Mariners settled with a team ERA at 3.02 ranked 5th in the league this season and the pitching staff managed to strike out 148 batters on the season. The team’s strikeout to walk ratio tallied at 3.02 and their pitching rotation earned a WHIP of 1.14 while allowing 21 home runs and a total of 63 runs that ranked 9th in the nation.

Seattle will be appointing right-hander Chris Flexen to start game 3 of a series versus Tampa Bay on Thursday afternoon. He earned 0 saves that tied at 66th with 3.63 ERA and 1.15 WHIP while striking out a total of 11 batters this season to date.

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Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 4/28/2022

The Tampa Bay Rays are targeting a back-to-back win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon after winning their recent game at 3-2 on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay is in 3rd place at 10-8 in the American League East Division with a team percentage at .556 and 2 contests behind the first placer after scoring 78 runs while losing 73 for a run difference of +5 on the season.

In winning Game 2, Center Fielder Kevin Kiermaier nailed a one-run score on two hits with 2 RBIs for the Rays while Pitcher Drew Rasmussen allowed only two hits and a walk while striking out 9 batters in 6.0 innings of work in the winning effort.

Tampa Bay’s pitching staff allowed 71 runs and gave up 54 earned runs to earn a team ERA of 3.28 with a WHIP at 1.128 on the year.

The Rays recorded a strikeout to walk ratio at 3.04 (152 strikeouts against 50 free bases) while granting 15 home runs and yielded an average of 4.32 runs per 9 innings ranked 21st in the league. Left-handed Pitcher Jeffrey Springs will be controlling the mound for Tampa Bay in the final match of a series versus Seattle on Thursday afternoon.

The southpaw thrower marked a zero save with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP at 0.71 while striking out 9 hitters this year.

Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Tampa Bay -125. The Rays gained momentum after winning game 2 of this match-up against the Mariners and Tampa Bay has the home-field advantage of ending the series with a victory on Thursday afternoon. Prediction: The Tampa Bay Rays will win 6-3.

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