Seattle pays a visit to Tampa Bay on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Rays bats in baseball action at Tropicana Field.

The Rays will rely on Matt Moore to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Blake Beaven will be his counterpart for the Mariners. Matt Moore is 6-6 this season, and Blake Beaven is 4-6.



View Seattle vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Seattle before the first pitch in this match will find them as +-180-moneyline underdogs. They will see an Sportsbook total of 8.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Rays) and the No. 11 (Mariners) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Tampa Bay's No. 11 ranked American League offense (4.2 runs per game) against a Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Rays have been averaging 7.7 hits per game, less than the Mariners have managed so far this season (7.9 hits on average).

Defensively, Seattle features the American League's No. 12-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.8 runs per game. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, comes in at No. 12 in the American League at home, scoring 3.9 runs per game.

Seattle was a 2-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as +136 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Seattle rolled to a 2-1 win against Tampa Bay on Saturday, as Jason Vargas and the Mariners' bats led the team to victory at Tropicana Field.




Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After a win are 1-9

Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Mariners at Rays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Seattle's last 24 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Seattle home to NY Yankees, Monday, July 23
Tampa Bay at Baltimore, Tuesday, July 24