{"id":78749,"date":"2023-08-09T03:42:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T03:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/08\/09\/tampa-bay-rays-vs-st-louis-cardinals-mlb-betting-preview-august-9\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T03:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T03:42:24","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-vs-st-louis-cardinals-mlb-betting-preview-august-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/08\/09\/tampa-bay-rays-vs-st-louis-cardinals-mlb-betting-preview-august-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Preview | August 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid807405\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Rays (69-46) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (49-65) after Yandy Diaz had a four-hit showing in a 4-2 win over the Cardinals. The Rays are favored (-152) in this matchup with the Cardinals (+130), which starts at 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday. Tampa Bay has Jalen Beeks set to start, and St. Louis counters with Dakota Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Cardinals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, August 9, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 6:40 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> St. Petersburg, Florida<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Tropicana Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Rays vs Cardinals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rays<\/td>\n<td>-152<\/td>\n<td>9.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Rays vs. the Cardinals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSSUN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rays Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Rays Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rays rank fourth-best in MLB action with 167 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay is ninth in MLB with a .256 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Rays rank eighth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .328.<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay&#8217;s 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 16th in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Rays have hit 79 home runs at home this season (1.4 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay is slugging .446 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game in home contests.<\/li>\n<li>At home this season the club averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .255.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rays Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wander Franco is hitting .272 with 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 40 walks. He has an on-base percentage of .336 while slugging .455.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, he ranks 44th in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage, and 56th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Franco hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Diaz leads Tampa Bay with 118 hits and an OBP of .403, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .514. He&#8217;s batting .322.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters, his batting average ranks him fourth, his on-base percentage sixth, and his slugging percentage 12th.<\/li>\n<li>Diaz has picked up at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .409 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Isaac Paredes has collected 83 base hits, an OBP of .362 and a slugging percentage of .508 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Randy Arozarena has been key for Tampa Bay with 100 hits, an OBP of .362 plus a slugging percentage of .429.<\/li>\n<li>Arozarena enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with three walks and two RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cardinals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Cardinals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cardinals&#8217; 158 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis has a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .330.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.<\/li>\n<li>They&#8217;ve hit 78 homers, an average of 1.4 per game, in 56 road contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis has a team slugging percentage of .422 in away games this season with 177 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>In away games this season, they&#8217;re batting .246 with 8.4 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cardinals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nolan Arenado has racked up 118 hits, a team-best for the Cardinals. He&#8217;s batting .282 and slugging .513 with an on-base percentage of .330.<\/li>\n<li>He ranks 24th in batting average, 77th in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>Arenado brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .231 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Paul Goldschmidt paces his team with a .451 slugging percentage. He has a batting average of .275 with an on-base percentage of .362.<\/li>\n<li>He is currently 37th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage and 60th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.<\/li>\n<li>Nolan Gorman is batting .245 with 16 doubles, 24 home runs and 41 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Lars Nootbaar&#8217;s .377 OBP paces his team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rays vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Jalen Beeks (TB)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Dakota Hudson (STL)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2 &#8211; 3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2 &#8211; 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">37.1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">26.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.27<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.473<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.6<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.6<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Rays vs. Cardinals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rays: Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Francisco Mej\u00eda: 10 Day IL (Knee), Shane McClanahan: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Fleming: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Cleavinger: 60 Day IL (Knee), Shane Baz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Glasnow: day-to-day (Back)<\/li>\n<li>Cardinals: Brendan Donovan: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Jake Woodford: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Helsley: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler O&#8217;Neill: day-to-day (Knee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Rays and Cardinals (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tampa Bay Rays (69-46) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (49-65) after Yandy Diaz had a four-hit showing in a 4-2 win over the Cardinals. 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