The Tampa Bay Rays (54-37) host the Seattle Mariners (47-46) on Friday at Tropicana Field, starting at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored on the moneyline (-112), while the Mariners are -109 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +157 odds. Nick Martinez takes the mound first for Tampa Bay, and Luis Castillo is Seattle’s choice to start.

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Rays vs. Mariners betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-112)
• Underdog: Mariners (-109)
• Over/under: 8

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 38 of the 58 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (65.5%).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -112 or shorter, Tampa Bay has gone 38-20 (65.5%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 52.8% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay has played in 91 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 40 times (40-46-5).
• The Rays have put together a 53-38-0 record ATS this season.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero has launched a team-best 27 homers.
• Among hitters in MLB action, Caminero ranks fourth in homers and 23rd in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz has a club-high .326 batting average.
• Among all MLB hitters, Diaz ranks 69th in home runs and 29th in RBI.
• Diaz enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, a home run and two RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda has racked up a team-best 61 runs batted in.
• Aranda brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, two walks and three RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson has eight doubles, six triples and 18 walks while hitting .277.
• Simpson takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with two triples.

Rays pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has a 3.82 team ERA that ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.176).
• The Rays give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.3 per game).
• Tampa Bay fell to the Yankees 12-4 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing 14 hits.

Mariners betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mariners betting info

• The Mariners have entered the game as underdogs 11 times this season and won three, or 27.3%, of those games.
• This season, Seattle has won two of its 10 games, or 20%, when it’s the underdog by at least -109 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Mariners, based on the moneyline, is 52.2%.
• Games involving Seattle have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 93 chances this season.
• In 93 games with a spread this season, the Mariners are 37-56-0 ATS.

Mariners hitting info

• Randy Arozarena leads Seattle in batting average (.286) this season while adding nine home runs and 41 RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Arozarena is 122nd in homers and 83rd in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has collected 85 hits this season and has an OBP of .313. He’s slugging .354 on the year.
• Among all major league hitters, Naylor is 143rd in home runs and 117th in RBI.
• Naylor brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a walk and two RBIs.
• Cole Young is among the top hitters for Seattle with a .254 average, 10 homers and 42 RBI.
• Dominic Canzone leads Seattle in home runs with 14 while driving in 37 runs and slugging .533.

Mariners pitching rankings

• The Mariners average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
• Seattle has the fourth-best ERA (3.54) in the majors this season.
• The Mariners have a combined WHIP of just 1.166 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• With just 83 homers allowed, the Mariners rank first in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Seattle fell to the Marlins 2-0. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and eight hits allowed.