Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 10/7/2022 Baseball Forecast, Picks and Odds

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 10/7/2022 – The MLB Wild Card round is all set to get underway with the opening game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians. Both teams will square off at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rays managed to push their way ahead of the Orioles and the White Sox to make it to the playoffs. Tampa Bay finished third in the AL East Division. The Cleveland Guardians stayed on top of their table and clinched the AL Central Division play with ease. The Guardians are one of the top teams and are all set to open their three-game series at home. The MLB Wild Card predictions are updated as these teams clash in an important game.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 10/7/2022

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 10/7/2022

Team	RL	TOTAL	ML
Tampa Bay Rays	+1.5 (-195)	6.5 o (-110)	+110
Cleveland Guardians	-1.5 (+170)	6.5 u (-110)	-135

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Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays finished their regular season with a record of 86-76 and are up against a strong Cleveland team. The Rays will turn in one of their best pitchers on the mound and they already have a slight advantage. Shane McClanahan will be delivered to the mound as their starter in this game. The talented pitcher is holding the third-best WHIP in the majors and is all set to get some big strikeouts for the Guardians. The Rays will still need some support from the plate but they seem to have a major advantage with McClanahan on the mound.

Players to watch: Randy Arozarena LF (GP 153, AB 586, R 72, H 154, 2B 41, 3B 3, HR 20, RBI 89, TB 261, BB 46, SO 156, SB 32, AVG 0.263, OBP 0.327, SLG 0.445, OPS 0.773, WAR 2.8), Yandy Diaz 3B (GP 137, AB 473, R 71, H 140, 2B 33, 3B 0, HR 9, RBI 57, TB 200, BB 78, SO 60, SB 3, AVG 0.296, OBP 0.401, SLG 0.423, OPS 0.824, WAR 3.5).

Cleveland Guardians

Moving onto the Guardians, they are coming into this game after finishing with a 92-70 record on the season. The Guardians will have their home advantage but their biggest challenge will be getting past McClanahan. On the mound, Cleveland will turn in Shane Bieber as their starter in this game. Bieber is holding a 13-8 record on the season with a decent ERA of 2.88. Bieber has pitched 200 innings in total and he will need to do his best considering his shoulder injury last year. The Guardians will need equal support from the plate in this game.

Players to watch: Amed Rosario SS (GP 153, AB 637, R 86, H 180, 2B 26, 3B 9, HR 11, RBI 71, TB 257, BB 25, SO 111, SB 18, AVG 0.283, OBP 0.312, SLG 0.403, OPS 0.715, WAR 4.1), Jose Ramirez 3B (GP 157, AB 601, R 90, H 168, 2B 44, 3B 5, HR 29, RBI 126, TB 309, BB 69, SO 82, SB 20, AVG 0.28, OBP 0.355, SLG 0.514, OPS 0.869, WAR 6).

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Betting Numbers

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Tampa Bay Rays

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games.
Tampa Bay are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
13-5 SU in their last 18 games against Cleveland.
Tampa Bay are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.

Cleveland Guardians

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 6 games.
Cleveland are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
Cleveland are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the American League.