Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction: An open encounter for both teams to grab

In Major League Baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays will play Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field. This will be the opener of a three-game series. Which team will draw the first blood?

Tampa Bay Rays are coming off a series win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In that series, the Tampa Bay Rays secured a 3-10 win in the opener but lost in game 2 in a 4-3 encounter. However, the finale went in favor of the Tampa Bay Rays as they secured a 1-3 win. However, a look at the Tampa Bay Rays' last series saw them defeat the Minnesota Twins but lost to the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. In the MLB this series, Tampa Bay Rays have a 38-40 record, positioning them 8th in the American League standings.

Seattle Mariners are coming off a series loss to the Miami Marlins, and they will look for a better result here. However, the Seattle Mariners have lost consecutive series, with their first being against the Cleveland Guardians. In their last series, the Seattle Mariners conceded 23 runs while scoring 18. In the meantime, prior to those losses, the Seattle Mariners picked a series of wins over the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox. In the MLB this season, the Seattle Mariners have a 45-35 record, positioning them 4th in the American League standings. 

This will be a close one, and it is impossible to see this game end with low runs. The Seattle Mariners have been poor lately, but I do not see them losing three consecutive series. Take the road team to win and high runs.