{"id":79086,"date":"2023-08-23T03:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T03:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/08\/23\/tampa-bay-rays-vs-colorado-rockies-mlb-betting-preview-august-23\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T03:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T03:42:12","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-vs-colorado-rockies-mlb-betting-preview-august-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/08\/23\/tampa-bay-rays-vs-colorado-rockies-mlb-betting-preview-august-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Betting Preview | August 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid807839\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Rays (76-51) and the Colorado Rockies (48-77) meet on Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET. The Rays are favored on the moneyline (-277) against the underdog Rockies (+224). Aaron Civale takes the mound first for Tampa Bay, and Austin Gomber is Colorado&#8217;s pick to start.<\/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. Rockies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, August 23, 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 Rockies 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>-277<\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Rays vs. the Rockies?<\/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 average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in MLB play with 184 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay has the fourth-best batting average in the majors (.261).<\/li>\n<li>The Rays rank fourth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .332.<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay&#8217;s 8.7 strikeouts per game rank 17th in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Rays average 1.4 homers per home game this season (86 total at home).<\/li>\n<li>Tampa Bay is averaging 3.3 extra-base hits per game while slugging .446 in home contests.<\/li>\n<li>At home this season the club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .257.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rays Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yandy Diaz has 138 hits and an OBP of .404 to go with a slugging percentage of .506. All three of those stats lead Tampa Bay hitters this season. He has a .328 batting average, as well.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks fourth, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is 17th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Diaz hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .440 with a double, a walk and two RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Randy Arozarena is batting .261 with 13 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 63 walks, while slugging .430 with an on-base percentage of .369.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average ranks 66th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 17th, and his slugging percentage 80th.<\/li>\n<li>Arozarena heads into this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with a double, a home run, five walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Isaac Paredes is batting .257 with a .503 slugging percentage and 78 RBI this year.<\/li>\n<li>Paredes takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .417 with three doubles, a home run and eight RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Josh Lowe has 16 home runs, 66 RBI and a batting average of .279 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Lowe brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with a double, two home runs, a walk and eight RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rockies Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Rockies Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rockies&#8217; 127 home runs rank 24th in Major League Baseball.<\/li>\n<li>Colorado has a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.<\/li>\n<li>The Rockies have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Colorado ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.4 whiffs per contest.<\/li>\n<li>In 64 games on the road this season, they&#8217;ve hit 60 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.<\/li>\n<li>Colorado is slugging .365 in 64 road games this season.<\/li>\n<li>In away games this season, they&#8217;re batting .230 with 7.8 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rockies Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ryan McMahon has racked up a team-high OBP (.335), and leads the Rockies in hits (112). He&#8217;s batting .252 and slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified hitters in MLB, he is 88th in batting average, 60th in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>McMahon takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two home runs, three walks and five RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Ezequiel Tovar is slugging .430 to pace his team. He has a batting average of .259 with an on-base percentage of .297.<\/li>\n<li>He is 71st in batting average, 129th in on-base percentage and 80th in slugging percentage in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>Jurickson Profar is batting .239 with 25 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 44 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Elias Diaz is hitting .266 with 19 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 29 walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rays vs. Rockies Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Aaron Civale (TB)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Austin Gomber (COL)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6 &#8211; 3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9 &#8211; 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">92.1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">130.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.44<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.116<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.473<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.7<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Rays vs. Rockies Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rays: Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Manuel Margot: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Kevin Kelly: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Cleavinger: 60 Day IL (Knee), Shane Baz: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<li>Rockies: Kris Bryant: 10 Day IL (Finger), Matt Carasiti: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Chase Anderson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Kinley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), German M\u00e1rquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Feltner: 60 Day IL (Skull), Antonio Senzatela: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Rolison: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Lucas Gilbreath: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Rays and Rockies (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tampa Bay Rays (76-51) and the Colorado Rockies (48-77) meet on Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET. 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