Mariners try to keep home win streak going, host the Rays

By Canadian Press on August 9, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays (57-60, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (64-53, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Joe Boyle (1-1, 2.30 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Evans (5-4, 4.96 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -129, Rays +108; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners will try to keep their five-game home win streak intact when they face the Tampa Bay Rays.

Seattle has a 64-53 record overall and a 35-25 record in home games. The Mariners have gone 25-15 in games decided by one run.

Tampa Bay is 57-60 overall and 25-30 in road games. The Rays are 41-12 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor has a .289 batting average to lead the Mariners, and has 20 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs. Randy Arozarena is 10 for 39 with three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 31 home runs while slugging .516. Brandon Lowe is 10 for 31 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 7-3, .211 batting average, 3.42 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Rays: 3-7, .206 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Josh Naylor: day-to-day (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (achilles), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (back), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Rays: Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (oblique), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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