Rays at Indians 5/23/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Indians
MLB: 6:10 PM EST
May. 23, 2019
TV: SportsTime Ohio
Latest Odds : TB -164 O/U 8
The Tampa Bay Rays play the first game of a four-game series on the road Thursday against the Cleveland Indians. Tampa Bay was defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday 7-3. The Rays have lost two straight and three of the last four. Tampa Bay’s three runs were scored in the seventh on RBIs singles off the bats of Wily Adames and Austin Meadows and a Tommy Pham RBI double.
Cleveland was beaten on Tuesday by the Oakland Athletics 5-3 for its second straight defeat. The Indians have relied upon Trevor Bauer to lead the starting rotation due to injuries to starting pitchers Mike Clevinger and Corey Kluber, but Bauer has failed to carry the load. The right-hander on Tuesday walked four and hit three while struggling with control from the start.
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Brandon Lowe is leading Tampa Bay with a .283 batting average, in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 27. Tommy Pham leads in hits with 47.Tampa Bay is averaging .251 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .217. On Thursday, the Rays will send southpaw Blake Snell to the mound. Snell is 3-4 with an ERA of 3.31, 71 Ks and 12 BBs.
Carlos Santana leads the Indians with a .290 batting average, 47 hits, eight home runs and 28 RBIs. The Indians are averaging .223 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .229. Cleveland has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Thursday’s opening game of the four-game series with the Rays.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 15-5 in its last 20 versus American League Central teams
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Indians last 5 at home
Cleveland is 8-3 in its last 11 versus an opponent with a winning record
The UNDER has cashed in 18 of the Indians last 26
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 8
Go UNDER in this matchup of American League rivals. The UNDER has cashed in 7 of the last 10 meetings between the two. The UNDER has cashed in 7 of the Indians last 8 on Thursday and 18 of their last 26 overall. For Tampa Bay, the UNDER has cashed in 7 of the last 8 on the road. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win, but our best play is UNDER 5-1