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The Tampa Bay Rays (54-47) host the Cleveland Guardians (51-49) at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday at Tropicana Field. The Rays are favored (-237) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Guardians (+196). Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan gets the start against Cleveland’s Bryan Shaw.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Guardians
- Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
- Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rays | -237 | 6.5 |
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 22nd in MLB action with 93 total home runs .
- The Rays have the 19th-ranked batting average in the league (.239).
- The Rays’ .307 on-base percentage ranks 22nd in the league.
- Rays batters strike out 8.9 times per game, the 27th-most in the league.
- The Rays have hit 50 home runs at home this season (one per game).
- The Rays are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .390 at home.
- The team is batting .238 with 392 hits (7.7 per game) at home this season.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz has 92 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .402.
- Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Diaz’s batting average ranks 26th, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is 90th in slugging.
- Diaz will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .273 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Randy Arozarena has 93 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .417, both of which are best among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
- Arozarena is 86th in batting average, 109th in on-base percentage and 80th in slugging in the majors.
- David Peralta has 69 hits this season and has a slash line of .248/.316/.460.
- Ji-Man Choi has eight home runs, 44 RBI and a batting average of .261 this season.
Guardians Stats & Trends
Guardians Batting
- The Guardians rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 80 home runs as a team.
- The Guardians rank sixth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
- The Guardians have an OBP of .315 this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Guardians are the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 702 as a team.
- They’ve hit 54 homers, an average of 1 per game, in 56 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .405 in 56 road games this season.
- In 56 road games this season, they have a batting average of .254 while averaging 8.9 base hits per contest.
Guardians Key Batters
- Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 107 hits.
- Including all the qualified players in the big leagues, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 28th, his on-base percentage ranks 21st, and he is seventh in slugging.
- Ramirez hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
- Amed Rosario paces his team with a .401 slugging percentage.
- Rosario is currently 28th in batting average, 78th in on-base percentage and 97th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Steven Kwan a has .367 on-base percentage to lead the Guardians.
- Josh Naylor is hitting .282 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 19 walks.
Rays vs. Guardians Probable Pitchers
| McClanahan | Shaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GS | 1 |
| 10-3 | W-L | 4-2 |
| 1.76 | ERA | 5.70 |
| 117.2 | IP | 36.1 |
| 20 | BB | 17 |
| 154 | SO | 30 |
