ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Seattle Mariners continue their swing through Florida on Monday, taking on the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
Seattle is 45-35 and leads the American League West by six games. The Rays are 38-40, and trail the New York Yankees by 13 games in the AL East race. The Monday and Tuesday games are at 3:50 p.m. PT, with a Wednesday matinee that starts at 9:10 a.m.During the Rays' recent playoff run — they've made five straight appearances since 2019 — they've gotten to the postseason by being the best home team in baseball. They were a collective 105 games over .500 in those five seasons.
But what makes matters worse is that the other 11 losses have come against teams with losing records. They've lost twice to Toronto, Texas, the Los Angeles Angels, and Detroit, and have even lost to the Chicago White Sox, Oakland, San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs. "When you play 162 games, it's a grind. But when things start to go your way, you feel that momentum start to swing your way. I think we're getting there, and I'm not concerned about that record here at home,'' Rays outfielder Josh Lowe said. "There's still time to turn that around. It is what it is right now, but it's a very long season. We'll be better, I'm sure of that.
None of their six starters have a winning record. You see that? Not one! Zach Eflin is 3-5, Aaron Civale and Zack Littell are 2-5, and Taj Bradley — who's starting Monday night's game — is 2-4. Ryan Pepiot is 4-4 and Tyler Alexander, who's started six games, is 2-3.
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