The top two teams in the American League wild card race collide when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners on Friday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays (85-56) lead the wild card race in the AL. The Mariners (79-61) currently own the second wild card, two games ahead of the Blue Jays (77-63). If the season ended today, the Rays and Mariners would meet in a three-game wild card playoff series. 

Seattle is a slight -113 favorite (risk $113 to win $100) in the latest Mariners vs. Rays odds, while Tampa Bay is a -107 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 8. The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Friday. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

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