Rays (S29) Game 116 - at Seattle Mariners (8/08/26)

George Kirby (8-9) will start for the Mariners (56-61, .479, 3rd AL West) today against the Rays (69-46, .600, 1st AL East, 1st AL). Griffin Jax (6-9) is the scheduled starter for the Rays. Tampa Bay is in the middle of a 9 games in 11 days trip away from the Trop. The Rays will face teams winning less than 50% of their games for the next five nights after last night’s win and have a chance at win 70 tonight.Tampa Bay is 20-13 since June 30th, the official start of the second half of the season at game 82 of a 162 game schedule.First pitch in game 116 is set for 9:50 P-M EDT at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA on August 8th, 2026.