Cleveland Guardians (84-62) vs Tampa Bay Rays (71-75)
Game Info: Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 6:10 pm (Progressive Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Cleveland Guardians -118 / Tampa Bay Rays +100 — Over/Under:
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians meet Saturday in MLB action from Progressive Field. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians prediction. This will be the third installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Rays vs Guardians pick. We will examine:
The Tampa Bay Rays recent form and player performance
The Cleveland Guardians recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Tampa Bay Rays
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cleveland Guardians
Recent betting trends in games played between the Rays and Guardians
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Rays vs Guardians game
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Rays played the Philadelphia Phillies in their last set and didn’t do very well. Tampa Bay was swept 2-1, 9-4 and 3-2 in that trio. After a 5-2 opener win, on Friday versus Cleveland the Rays jumped out to a three-run lead early and held on for the win 3-1.
In the Saturday starter slot the Rays are going with Drew Rasmussen. This year over 11 games (three starts) Rasmussen is 0-1 with a 2.79 ERA. Rasmussen is 20-11 with a 2.96 career ERA.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
Over on the Guardians’ side, they played the Chicago White Sox this week. Cleveland won all three games 5-3, 5-0 and 6-4 for a sweep. On Friday the Guardians were out-hit 8-4 in the defeat.
Joey Cantillo will start for Cleveland on Saturday. Over the first six games (five starts) of his career Cantillo is 1-3 with a 5.96 ERA. He has 25 Ks in 25.2 frames total.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the last nine games between the Rays and Guardians at Progressive Field have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Twelve of the Rays’ last 14 night games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Lane Thomas has recorded a Double in three of the Guardians’ last four night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Steven Kwan has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last seven games at Progressive Field against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Jose Ramirez has scored at least one run in nine of the Guardians’ last 10 games against AL East opponents at Progressive Field.
- Lane Thomas has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Guardians’ last five games against AL opponents.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one total base in each of the Guardians’ last seven games at Progressive Field against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Steven Kwan has hit a home run in two of his last three home appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances.
- Drew Rasmussen has recorded three or more strikeouts in 17 of his last 20 appearances in night games.
- Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last six games against the Guardians.
- Jose Siri has scored a run in each of the Rays’ last four road games against the Guardians.
- Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rays’ last six games against the Guardians.
- Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in two of the Rays’ last three road games against AL Central opponents.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction
I might try Cleveland here. Probably not touching it, though. Cantillo is coming off a very nice start on September 9—but it was against the flailing White Sox. In that one Cantillo went 7.0 innings with just two hits and one earned in a victory. A quality start this time is probably a coin-flip proposition.
On Friday the Guardians got a nice pen performance and Tanner Bibee wasn’t too bad (6.0 innings; three earned; nine Ks). The bats were pretty silent on four team hits, though. Cleveland needs to come alive at the plate Saturday.