Rays at Astros 10/10/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros
MLB: 7:07 PM EST
Oct. 10, 2019
TV: FS1
Latest Odds : HOU -280 O/U 7
On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays visit Minute Maid Park to play the Houston Astros in a deciding Game 5 of their American League Division series with the winner moving on to play the New York Yankees in the AL Championship series. Tampa Bay tied the series at 2-2 with a 4-1 win Tuesday night. Willy Adames and Tommy Pham hit home runs helping the Rays even the series.
Houston star Justin Verlander was roughed up early. The Astros ace blamed the bad night on his slider pitch and not on the fact he was pitching on less rest than normal. Verlander pitched just four innings and gave up all four runs, including three in the first inning. Robinson Chirinos homered for Houston’s only run of the game.
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During the regular season Austin Meadows led Tampa Bay with a .293 batting average, in home runs with 33 and in RBIs with 89. Tommy Pham led in hits with 154. As a team, Tampa Bay averaged .255 at the plate. On Thursday, the Rays will send Tyler Glasnow to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 in the postseason with an ERA of 4.15, 5 Ks and 3 BBs.
During the regular season, Michael Brantley led the Astros with a .311 batting average and in hits with 178. Alex Bregman led in home runs with 41 and in RBIs with 111. As a team, Houston averaged .274 at the plate. On Thursday, the Astros will send Gerrit Cole to the mound. The right-hander during the postseason is 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00, 15 Ks and 1 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 23-10 in its last 33
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of Glasnow’s last 5 starts on the road
Houston is 27-4 in Cole’s last 31 starts at home
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Astros last 5 at home
Free Betting Pick: Houston Astros -280
Houston will have Gerrit Cole back on the mound for the deciding Game 5. The Astros right-hander had 15 strikeouts in Game 2 of the series to beat Tampa Bay 3-1. The series returns to Houston for the final game and the Astros have won 5 of the last 6 at home against the Rays. In addition, Houston has won each of their right-hander’s last 5 starts versus an opponent with a winning record. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 4-2