Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians 9/1/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Sep. 01, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : TB -164 ; O/U 7.5
The Tampa Bay Rays will be up north Friday night for game one of three in Cleveland against the Cleveland Guardians. Tampa Bay is 30 games above .500 currently 1.5 games back in the American League East on a four game win streak. Tyler Glasnow will take the ball Friday night for Tampa three games above .500 on the year with a 3.12 ERA. Glassnow has allowed thirty four runs on 64 hits in 86.2 innings of work across 15 outings. On the road Glassnow has been stellar allowing just seventeen runs in seven outings resulting in a 3.27 ERA.
Yandy Diaz is the offensive leader for Tampa Bay this season with a .327 batting average go along with a team high 144 hits. Randy Arozarena has been solid for Tampa Bay with 21 home runs on the year, while Josh Lowe has chipped in 18 home runs and 71 RBIs. Isaac Paredes is the biggest power bat in the Tampa Bay lineup leading the team with 27 home runs and 84 RBIs.
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The Cleveland Guardians return home Friday night six games below .500 five games back in the American League Central riding a two game win streak. Cal Quantrill will take the mound Friday night at home for the seventh time this season. Overall Quantrill is four games below .500 with a 6.45 ERA. At home Cal has been abysmal with just one win in six outings and a 6.67 ERA after giving up 22 runs and 29.2 innings.
Offensively Cleveland was the better team in their last game with seven hits in 35 bats including two with runners in scoring position to plate five runs. Kole Calhoun did most of the work for the Cleveland offense with one hit in four at bats including a three run home run in the 10th inning to secure the win. Steven Kwan added two hits in five at bats to drive in one run in the game.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games.
Tampa Bay are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games.
Tampa Bay are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 15 games.
Cleveland are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -164
The Tampa Bay Rays have a ton to play for heading into the last month of the year in regards to a playoff spot. The Rays still have a shot to win the AL East and must continue to string together wins to do so. Take the Rays Friday to do the job on the road against a mediocre team. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 6-1.