ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The Seattle Mariners make their one trip of the year to Tropicana Field this week, and their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays starts on Tuesday night.The Rays are starting night games earlier this year, so first pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET.Tampa Bay is 9-7 so far this season. The Mariners are 10-6, and lead the American League by a half-game over the Los Angeles Angels. They have been playing well of late, winning three in a row against Kansas City over the weekend. They've won 6-of-7 games and 8-of-10, and come to Florida on a roll after a long plane flight.It's another ''opener'' night for the Rays, with right-hander Matt Wisler up first. Left-hander Josh Fleming is expected to get multiple innings on Tuesday. He threw 3 1/3 innings on Tuesday in chilly Chicago, picking up his second win of the year when the Rays won 6-5.He gave up a two-run homer to Patrick Wisdom, but pitched well otherwise.He threw really well,'' Cash said of Fleming's appearance against the Cubs. "He had great sinking action on his fastball, threw some good cutters in and threw some good breaking balls. Theres a pitch or two hed like to have back Sammy Sosa Jersey , of course, but he threw well.Flem is Greg Maddux Jersey super valuable to us. This is a (Seattle) lineup that is featured pretty righty-lefty with some switch-hitters, so hopefully Wis can do his thing and Flem can pick up right where he left off in Chicago. It will be a little bit warmer for him this time around.Scroll to ContinueHere's how to watch Sunday's game, with gametime, lineups, bios and the usual great newsy nuggets.How to watch Mariners at RaysWho: Seattle Mariners (10-6) at Tampa Bay Rays (9-7)When: 6:40 p.m. ET, Tuesday, April 26Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.TV: Bally Sports SunStream: Fubo.tv Announcers: Dewayne Staats (play-by-play), Brian Anderson (color commentary) and Tricia Whitaker (in-game reporter).Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM; SiriusXM Channel 177Announcers: Andy Freed and Dave Wills.Latest Line: Tampa Bay is favored at minus-138 on the money line according to the website opening line as of Tuesday morning. The Mariners are plus-115. The over/under is 7, the lowest number of the year.Rays-Mariners historyRays vs. Mariners all-time series history: Tampa Bay is just 80-107 all-time against the Mariners, a .428 winning percentage. They have a losing record at Tropicana Field as well, going just 39-51 since 1998. They have never met in the postseason.Last year, the Mariners went 6-1 against the Rays, sweeping a four-game series on June in Seattle, and then winning two of three games in St. Petersburg in August. The Mariners were the only team the Rays didn't beat at least twice last season.Kevin Cash on the Mariners: They played us really tough. If felt like there were a lot of games that went down to the wire. I would like to somehow change our fortune a little bit, especially late in ball games, those close ones. Thats a good team, with a good mix of young players, so weve got our work cut our for us..Rays-Mariners most recent gamesRays 5, Red Sox 2: Tampa Bay got seven solid innings from starter Shane McClanahan on Sunday. He retired 20 of his final 22 batters in the 5-2 win as the Rays took the series. Ji-Man Choi had the big hit for the Rays, a two- Kyle Hendricks Jersey run double in the fifth as part of a three-run rally. For the complete game story, Mariners 5, Royals 4 (12 inn.): Seattle completed a sweep of Kansas City when left fielder Je se Winker singled in a run in the bottom of the 12th inning. Winker was an unlikely hero, considering he was hitting .137 at the time of the game-winner. He drove in a run in the 10th inning with a sacrifice fly, so he became the first player in Mariners history to have an RBI in two separate extra innings.Projected starting pitchersMariners right-hander Logan Gilbert: It's a homecoming of sorts for Seattle starter Logan Gilbert, who's an Apopka, Fla., native. The 24-year-old right-hander is in his second season with the Mariners, and he's been pitching lights out. He's made three starts this year, and has allowed just one earned run in 16 2/3 innings. His 0.54 earned run average is the best in the American League.Rays right-hander Matt Wisler: The Rays will use an ''opener'' on Tuesday, with Matt Wisler getting the Kosuke Fukudome Jersey call to start for the second time. He has appeared in seven games so far this season, pitching 7 1/3 innings and allowing just two earned runs. He pitched the 10th inning Saturday and gave up a run after Rays pitchers had thrown a no-hitter through the first nine innings. He got the win when Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning.Projected lineupsMariners lineup:Adam Frazier 2B, Ty France 1B, Je se Winker LF, Eugenio Suarez 3B, J.P. Crawford SS, Abraham Toro DH, Tom Murphy C, Julio Rodriguez CF, Dylan Moore RF, Logan Gilbert P.Rays lineup:Brandon Lowe 2B, Wander Franco SS, Yandy Diaz 3B, Ji-Man Choi 1B, Randy Arozarena LF, Kevin Kiermaier CF, Manuel Margot RF, Josh Lowe DH, Mike Zunino C, Matt Wisler P.Newsy NuggetsNugget No. 1:The Rays have had a lot of succe s this season on the night they use an ''opener.'' They are 3-0 thus far in the past eight days, including Matt Wisler's start against the Cubs last Tuesday. The Rays were 14-7 last year on the days they used an opener.Nugget No. 2: The Rays had come-from-behind wins on Saturday and Sunday against the Red Sox, which is nothing new. That's the third time they've done it this season and they had 46 such wins a year ago.Nugget No. 3: The Rays have had a lot of succe s Chicago Cubs T-Shirts at Tropicana Field, so being home all week for three-game series with Seattle and Minnesota is a nice treat. Since last May 13, the Rays are 51-21 at home, a whopping .708 winning percentage, which is the best in the American League and second in baseball to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They went 2-1 against Boston to start the series.Nugget No. 4: The Rays only had a losing record against five American League teams in 2021, and their 1-6 record against Seattle was by far the worst. They were 2-4 against Houston and 3-4 against Detroit, Oakland and Texas.