Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/18/2021

The Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners meet Friday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. The Rays look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Mariners look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last eight games. The Rays have won 10 of their last 14 games when scoring four or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 66 hits and 35 RBI while Joey Wendle and Austin Meadows have combined for 114 hits and 80 RBI. Michael Wacha gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 4.54 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. Wacha is 0-1 with a 6.48 ERA and seven strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners have scored 18 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last six games. The Mariners have won six of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. J.P. Crawford leads the Mariners with 69 hits and 25 RBI while Mitch Haniger and Ty France have combined for 124 hits and 67 RBI. Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball, and he is 3-3 with a 3.67 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. This will be Kikuchi’s first career game against the Rays.

The Rays are 22-8 in their last 30 road games and 38-18 in their last 56 overall. The Mariners are 7-3 in their last 10 home games. The over is 23-10-2 in Rays last 35 road games. The over is 4-1 in Mariners last 5 overall. The Rays are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings in Seattle and 6-14 in the last 20 meetings.

The Mariners have the starting pitching edge probably in this contest for once, but we’re getting one of the best and most consistent teams at a cheap price. For whatever reason the Rays don’t get priced like the Yankees or Dodgers, and yet they’re tied for the third best record in the league. As long as I’m getting these cheap prices with the Rays, I’ll keep taking it.