{"id":293519,"date":"2024-08-26T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=293519"},"modified":"2024-08-26T17:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T21:38:12","slug":"rays-vs-mariners-prop-picks-august-26-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/rays-vs-mariners-prop-picks-august-26-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays vs. Mariners prop picks Aug. 26: Bet on Miller, fade Rodriguez and Haniger for Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners close the night behind two strong starting pitchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Bryce Miller makes the start for Seattle and I&#8217;m backing the over on his strikeouts prop. Ryan Pepiot has been strong for the Rays so a fade is in play for two of the Mariners bats on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Rays vs. Mariners <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">prop picks<\/a> for Aug. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rays vs. Mariners prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\">MLB Markets:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb\">Click Here<\/a>&nbsp;| MLB Stats:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Miller over 6.5 strikeouts (+106)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:92706\">Embed: #92706<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offensive stats for both teams are not pretty so I&#8217;m starting by making a wager on Seattle&#8217;s big arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller isn&#8217;t a strikeout artist by any means but he still has a respectable 8.3 K\/9 and Tampa Bay&#8217;s offence sits near the bottom of the majors in strikeouts per game (9.14). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Rays have been downright terrible against right-handed pitching all season. The lineup hits .224 against righties with a 24.9% K rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller has pitched into the sixth inning or further in 21 of 25 starts this year. Against Tampa Bay, he&#8217;ll have a prime opportunity to work late into this game and tally up the strikeouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Three of the last four right-handed pitchers to start against the Rays have surpassed this total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Rodriguez under 0.5 runs (-139)<\/a>:<\/strong> Julio Rodriguez has played 12 games since returning from injury and has scored a measly two runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:92708\">Embed: #92708<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a combination of poor offensive play and being a part of one of the worst-scoring teams in baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle ranks fifth last in runs scored per game (3.9) and has just three guys on the roster with over 100 plate appearances hitting over .250 on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runs have come at a premium all year long and I expect nothing less with Ryan Pepiot starting for the Rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pepiot has given up two or fewer runs in seven straight starts and is starting to pitch deeper into games as he finds his role as a solid MLB starter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect Rodriguez&#8217;s fortunes to change tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Haniger under 0.5 hits (+100)<\/a>:<\/strong> Coming back to Pepiot, the righty throws primarily three pitches: a fastball (51%), changeup (22%) and slider (20%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:92709\">Embed: #92709<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Per Baseball Savant, here are Mitch Haniger&#8217;s batting averages against those pitches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fastball, .205 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changeup, .161<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slider, .077<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If Pepiot goes deep into this game as I expect he will, Haniger should have a rough night so at <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">plus money<\/a>, I&#8217;m willing to bet he goes hitless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Picks<\/a> made at 1:20 p.m. ET 08\/26\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners close the night behind two strong starting pitchers. 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