Mariners host the Rays on home losing streak

Aug 9, 2026, 06:03 pm

Tampa Bay Rays (70-46, first in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (56-62, third in the AL West)

Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ian Seymour (8-3, 4.27 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (6-6, 3.33 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 108 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -137, Rays +122; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners take on the Tampa Bay Rays looking to break their three-game home slide.

Seattle has a 56-62 record overall and a 33-28 record at home. The Mariners have a 35-8 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay is 70-46 overall and 29-28 on the road. The Rays have the highest team batting average in the AL at .258.

The teams match up Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Rays lead the season series 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has 24 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Mariners. Cole Young is 13 for 39 with a double, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

Liam Hicks has 10 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 66 RBI for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 8 for 35 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 3-7, .213 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

Rays: 8-2, .236 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (elbow), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Jax: day-to-day (elbow), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

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