Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Rays Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 24-22 Tampa Bay Rays play host to the 21-23 Seattle Mariners in MLB action tonight on the turf of Tropicana Field, May 26, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Mariners +110/Rays -120
O/U Total: 7

Pitching Matchup
J.A. Happ (L) W/L 3-1 WHIP 1.20 ERA 3.61
Alex Colome (R) W/L 3-1 WHIP 1.27 ERA 4.81

Seattle defeated Tampa Bay 4-1 last night. They are 4-3 on their current road trip and 6-4 overall in their last 10 games. The Rays are 2-3 on their homestand and 4-6 in their past 10 games.

Yesterday was the first meeting of the season between these two clubs. The Mariners have a 6-4 edge in the last 10 encounters.

Happ received a no decision in his last start, a 5-4 loss at Baltimore. It wasn’t one of his better outings as he went 2.1 innings and surrendered 4 runs. He does have 5 Q starts on the year.

Colome was a 3-0 winner over Oakland in his last outing. He only went 5 innings and has 0 Q starts on the year. He has allowed 2 ERs or less in 3 of his 5 starts.

Seattle has only 3 hitters that have faced Colome before. 2B Robinson Cano and OFs Justin Ruggiano and Nelson Cruz are a combined 1-6 (.167) with 2 walks vs. the young right-hander.

James Looney 7 for 16, Desmond Jennings 3 for 6 and Even Longoria 4 for 13 have done the most damage against Happ, but the first two are on the DL. The weak hitting Asdrubal Cabrera is the only other Rays’ batter with multiple hits (2 for 6).

Seattle at Tampa Bay Betting Trends

Seattle is 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games.
The Mariners are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against Tampa Bay
The game total has gone under in 4 of Seattle’s last 6 road games.
Tampa Bay is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games against Seattle.
The Rays are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games at home against the Mariners.
The game total has gone Under in 4 of the Ray’s last 5 games at home against Seattle.

Injury Report

SEATTLE MARINERS
Hisashi Iwakuma P 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Olson P 15-Day Disabled List

TAMPA BAY RAYS
Jeff Beliveau P 60-Day Disabled List
Ryan Brett 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Asdrubal Cabrera SS Day-to-Day (groin)
Alex Cobb P 60-Day Disabled List
John Jaso DH 60-Day Disabled List
Desmond Jennings OF 15-Day Disabled List
James Loney 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Matt Moore P 60-Day Disabled List
C.J. Riefenhauser P 15-Day Disabled List
Burch Smith P 60-Day Disabled List
Drew Smyly P 60-Day Disabled List
Kirby Yates P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Seattle: 41%
Tampa Bay: 59%

Free MLB Pick

Mariners’ starter J.A. Happ hasn’t been as sharp as earlier in the season with only one Q start in his last three outings, but has pitched well against Tamp Bay in his only start versus them last season going 7 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. His statistical numbers against the roster don’t are not impressive, but the two best hitters against him are injured and will not be in the lineup. Rays’ starter Alex Colome has been up and down this season in five starts holding the opposition to 3 or under runs in four of the outings, but not getting through 6 innings in any of those starts. The Mariner batters have a combined 8 plate appearances against him allowing 1 hit but with so little data it will carry little weight in our handicapping. The Rays have scored just 3 runs in their last three games and have surpassed 3 in just one of their last 5 games. Seattle has won three of their last four games and have won four consecutive in this series.

Take the Seattle Mariners -105‏