The Tampa Bay Rays (53-46) host the Cleveland Guardians (50-48) to kick off a three-game series at Tropicana Field, with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET on Friday. The Rays are on the back of a series defeat to the Orioles, and the Guardians a series split with the Red Sox.
The Rays are a tight favorite (-113 to win on the moneyline) when they meet the Guardians (-106). The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 2.50 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Guardians will turn to Shane Bieber (4-6, 3.63 ERA). The over/under in the game is set at 6.5 total runs.
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Rays vs. Guardians Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Rays
- Tampa Bay went 3-4 over the seven games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over six times.
- Tampa Bay’s ATS record is 3-7-0 over its past 10 games.
Guardians
- In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, Cleveland has a record of 4-3.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents have failed to hit the over three times.
- Cleveland has six wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.
Rays vs. Guardians Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Jeffrey Springs
- The Rays are 5-7-0 against the spread when Springs starts.
- The Rays have been favored on the moneyline in nine of Springs’ starts this season, and they went 7-2 in those games.
- Springs’ team has won nine of his 12 starts.
- Springs has had 12 starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined go over the total in three of those games.
Projected starter: Shane Bieber
- Bieber’s team is 10-9-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- His team has won 50% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (3-3).
- In games Bieber has started, his team is 11-7.
- Games started by Bieber have an 8-11-0 record at hitting the over this season.
Rays Batting Leaders
- Yandy Diaz has racked up a team-best batting average of .294.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Diaz’s home run total ranks 249th and his RBI tally ranks 165th.
- Randy Arozarena has racked up 47 runs batted in to lead his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Arozarena ranks 70th in homers and 54th in RBI.
- Ji-Man Choi has 16 doubles, eight home runs and 40 walks while batting .266.
- Choi heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .200 with a home run, a walk and two RBI.
- Isaac Paredes has put his power on display as he leads his team with 14 home runs.
Guardians Batting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez is batting .288 this season with a team-high 20 home runs and 80 RBI.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ramirez is 17th in homers and third in RBI.
- Amed Rosario has 110 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
- Rosario ranks 249th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 129th in RBI.
- Steven Kwan has collected 92 base hits, an OBP of .366 and a slugging percentage of .379 this season.
- Kwan has safely hit in 11 games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .378 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.
- Josh Naylor is batting .282 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .514 this season.
- Naylor heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
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