Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction MLB Picks 8/6/24

The Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Tuesday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Tampa Bay Rays will send out Jeffrey Springs for the start here and Springs is 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season. This will be Springs’ second career start against the Cardinals. Sonny Gray will get the start for the Cardinals here and is 10-6 with a 3.72 ERA and 147 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Rays, Gray is 1-4 with a 4.55 ERA and 29 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay Rays Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays come into this one looking to build some momentum after keeping their series unbeaten streak alive following a 1-0 win in Sunday’s rubber match against the Houston Astros. The win followed a series split with the Marlins as well as a series win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Rays Trying To Surprise Wild Card Race

Yandy Diaz has 114 hits with 23 doubles while Jose Caballero has a team-high 28 stolen bases. Richie Palacios also has 19 stolen bases while Jose Siri has 14 home runs, 37 RBIs and a team-high 120 strikeouts. Brandon Lowe also has chipped in 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and a pair of triples as well this season.

Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win

• The Cardinals have lost five of their last six games as favorites.
• The Rays have won five of their last six games as underdogs.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites after playing the previous day.
• The Rays have covered the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs.

St. Louis Cardinals Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals come into this one looking to bounce back after a 6-0 loss in a makeup game on Monday against the New York Mets which was far from ideal for St. Louis considering they are coming off of a series loss in their four-game set against the Chicago Cubs this past weekend.

Cardinals Looking To Sneak Up In NL Central

Nolan Arenado has 106 hits along with 15 doubles and 48 RBIs while Brendan Donovan has a team-high 109 hits and 52 RBIs with 22 doubles. Nolan Gorman has a team-high 19 home runs along with 50 RBIs in addition to 13 doubles while Masyn Winn has a .279 batting average and 9 stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also has 133 K’s while Gorman has a team-high 141 strikeouts as well this season. Alec Burleson also has 19 home runs and a team-high 64 RBIs as well this year.

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Cardinals have won seven of their last eight games against AL East opponents.
• The Rays have lost each of their last four night games following a road win.
• The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last seven home games against AL East opponents following a home loss.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five night games following a road win.

Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction

I’m on the under here. I think this has potential to be a bit of a pitcher’s duel as Sonny Gray has pitched his best baseball at home this year and I’m honestly not sold on this Rays team in general. On the other side, Springs is still one of the better starting pitching options the Rays still have and the Cardinals have been one of the worst teams in baseball this entire year against left-handed pitching. I think this one could be sneaky low-scoring, so give me the under in this one.