Mariners host the Rays, look to extend home win streak

Tampa Bay Rays (57-61, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (65-53, second in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Adrian Houser (6-3, 2.54 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (9-6, 2.89 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 136 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -146, Rays +122; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners, on a six-game home winning streak, host the Tampa Bay Rays.

Seattle is 36-25 at home and 65-53 overall. Mariners hitters are batting a collective .243, which ranks ninth in the AL.

Tampa Bay has a 25-31 record on the road and a 57-61 record overall. The Rays have gone 45-23 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh has 16 doubles, 44 home runs and 96 RBIs for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 10 for 43 with a double, five home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 8-2, .215 batting average, 3.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

Rays: 3-7, .203 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: 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: Taylor Walls: day-to-day (undisclosed), 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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