Safeco Field hosts an MLB battle between the Seattle Mariners and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

The match puts starter Wade Davis for the Rays on the hill facing Erik Bedard for the Mariners. Davis brings a 4-5 mark to the game, while Bedard is 3-4 to date on the season.



View Tampa Bay vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mariners were listed as -145 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 11 (Mariners) and the No. 6 (Rays) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Seattle's No. 14-rated American League offense, averaging 3.6 runs per game, against a Rays defense that ranks No. 5 in the American League at 3.9 in runs allowed per game. The Mariners have averaged 7.6 hits per game so far, less than Rays batters have averaged on the year (8.1 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Seattle has the American League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rays own the American League's No. 5 mark in runs allowed.

Tampa Bay was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They won as -127 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Rays enjoyed a 3-2 victory at the expense of the Mariners on Saturday, with Jeremy Hellickson throwing 7 1/3 innings of 3-hit ball at Safeco Field.




Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 2-8

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Rays at Mariners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games


Next up:
Tampa Bay at LA Angels, Monday, June 6
Seattle at Chi White Sox, Monday, June 6