Rays vs Giants Prediction - MLB PIcks 8/15/23

San Francisco Giants (63-55) vs Tampa Bay Rays (71-49)

Game Info: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 9:45 pm (Oracle Park)

() () vs Zack Littell (2-3) (4.10)

Betting Odds: San Francisco Giants / Tampa Bay Rays --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Tampa Bay Rays and San Francisco Giants face off on Tuesday in an MLB showdown at Oracle Park. On Monday it was the Rays that were able to secure the 10-2 victory. 

Big Series for the Giants

The Giants had lost four straight games before they were finally able to secure a win on Sunday. It took two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to secure the victory. Catcher Patrick Bailey was the star of the show hitting a walk off home run. The Giants are averaging 4.37 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.22 runs per game. The offense is ranked 18th while the pitching is ranked 10th. In this game the Giants are going to need to find a way to get the offense going early. 

Giants Betting Trends

  • The Giants have lost each of their last five night games against American League opponents.
  • The Giants have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
  • The Giants have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.

Rays Seem like a Real Wild Card

The Rays sit with a 71-49 record overall but they are coming off a loss on Sunday. The Rays scored only two runs and that led to the seven run defeat. The Rays are averaging 5.17 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.01 runs per game. The offense is ranked 4th while the pitching is ranked 1st. This team feels like quite the wild card when it comes to the playoffs. They could win the World Series or they could be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Rays Betting Trends

  • The Rays have won each of their last three road games against National League opponents.
  • The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Rays' last eight games.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Rays' last six night games against National League opponents.
  • The Rays have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five Tuesday night games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.

Giants vs Rays Facts

  • The San Francisco Giants ranks T28th in the league for triples this season (9).
  • The San Francisco Giants ranks 3rd in the league for home runs allowed this season (123).
  • The Tampa Bay Rays are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and home runs this season.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays ranks 3rd in the league for runs allowed this season (482).

Shane’s Free Pick

There are better games on the board. On the road, though the Rays haven’t been as good, and especially the pitching has been an issue. In Game 1 of this series it was better, but they are going to struggle here. The Giants are averaging 4.37 runs and they are going to go over that total here. The Rays aren’t going to keep up and the Giants will get the job done here. Back the Giants on the money line. 

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