Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners | August 9, 2026

Final August 9, 2026 • T-Mobile Park, Seattle

Tampa Bay Rays 👑

71-46

Seattle Mariners

56-63

MLB PREVIEW • August 9, 2026 Featured Matchup

MLB Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays (71-46) travels to play Seattle Mariners (56-63) at T-Mobile Park, Seattle.

Tampa Bay Rays

Visiting Side

Record 71-46

Seattle Mariners

Home Side

Record 56-63

Scoring

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T	H	E
TAM	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	14	2
SEA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

Team Matchup Analysis Tale of the Tape

Circled Game Matchup Projection

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86%

Tampa Bay Rays

14%

Seattle Mariners

Projected Score TAM 4.6 - SEA 3.7

Data Confidence High

Data Used 5 of 6 categories

Tampa Bay Rays has a stronger overall season performance.
Tampa Bay Rays has a better road record than Seattle Mariners's home record.
Tampa Bay Rays boasts a more productive batting lineup.

Tampa Bay Rays

STAT

Seattle Mariners

61.2% Win % 46.3%

74-47 Overall Record 57-66

41-19 Home Record 33-29

33-28 Away Record 24-37

4.58 Runs / G 3.87

.261 Team BA .229

.739 Team OPS .683

3.70 Team ERA 3.85

1.14 WHIP 1.21

4026 AB (At Bats) 4059

549 R (Runs) 476

1049 H (Hits) 928

173 2B (Doubles) 147

19 3B (Triples) 11

128 HR (Home Runs) 142

523 RBI (Runs Batted In) 460

1644 TB (Total Bases) 1523

393 BB (Walks) 404

854 SO (Strikeouts) 1051

121 SB (Stolen Bases) 86

.261 AVG .229

.331 OBP .308

.408 SLG .375

.739 OPS .683

553.5 RC (Runs Created) 477.9

.087 BB/PA .088

0.46 BB/K 0.38

3.78 P/PA 3.91

320 XBH (Extra Base Hits) 300

4535 PA (Plate Appearances) 4577

31.5 AB/HR 28.6

3.70 ERA 3.85

1.14 WHIP 1.21

1070.0 IP (Innings) 1086.0

916 H (Hits Allowed) 1004

440 ER (Earned Runs) 465

148 HR (HR Allowed) 133

305 BB (Walks Allowed) 309

977 K (Strikeouts) 1043

8.2 K/9 (K Per 9) 8.6

74 W (Wins) 57

46 L (Losses) 66

48 SV (Saves) 27

0.983 FP (Fielding %) 0.986

72 E (Errors) 60

173 DP (Double Plays) 147

4223 TC (Total Chances) 4316

3210 PO (Putouts) 3258

941 A (Assists) 998

34.9 RF (Range Factor) 35.3

Situational Context Environment

Venue Advantage Host Seattle Mariners plays on familiar turf at T-Mobile Park, Seattle.

Conditions Conditions: Dome/Indoor

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Circled Game Takeaway

Circled Game Analytical Outlook

Why Tampa Bay Rays Could Win

Tampa Bay Rays brings a Team ERA of 3.70 and Batting Average of .261 into the matchup.

Why Seattle Mariners Could Win

Seattle Mariners counters with a Team ERA of 3.85 and Batting Average of .229.

Deciding Factor

The deciding factor will be if Tampa Bay Rays's superior pitching can dominate the matchup.

Game Details

T-Mobile Park, Seattle

Dome/Indoor

Attendance

35,839

Closing Odds

Line: SEA -104 | O/U: 7.5

Pitching & Leaders

Away Starter

Ian Seymour

Home Starter

Emerson Hancock

Consensus Pool

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Tampa Bay Rays (49.7%) Seattle Mariners (50.3%)

Total Submissions: 74 circles

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