Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Mariners

79-61

1-0

Final

Rays

85-56

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SEA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Mariners 1-0

The Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-1.

Recap · Sep 7

Castillo wins 6th straight decision, Mariners beat Rays 1-0 in matchup of playoff contenders

Seattle manager Scott Servais had a big smile when he started his postgame media session by saying you got hit to win on the road before adding “unless you got great pitching.”

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-1.
Mariners 40-32 on the road; Rays 47-25 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

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Preview · 4d ago

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Recap · Sep 27

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Injuries and inactives

Mariners3rd in AL West

Cal Raleigh C
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Josh Naylor 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
Out
Michael Toglia 1B
Shoulder, Surgery, right
Out
Kade Anderson SP
Forearm, Bruise, left
Day-To-Day
Andres Munoz RP
Knee, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Mariners3rd in AL West

Luis Castillo SP

Probable starter · 14-9, 3.34 ERA, 219 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1J.P. CrawfordSS
2Julio RodriguezCF
3Cal RaleighC
4Teoscar HernandezRF
5Dominic CanzoneLF
6Eugenio Suarez3B
7Ty France1B
8Mike FordDH
9Josh Rojas2B

Rays1st in AL East

Zack Littell SP

Probable starter · 3-6, 4.10 ERA, 74 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon LoweDH
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Josh LoweRF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Luke RaleyCF
7Taylor WallsSS
8Jonathan Aranda2B
9Christian BethancourtC

The series

TB wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 10,060
Officials: Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)