Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs 4/18/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Rays will play against the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, April 18, 2022, at 7:40 PM ET. The Rays are in third place in the AL East standings with a 5-5 record. The team escaped from a fifth losing streak and won the third match against the Chicago White Sox to a score of 9-3.

The Rays delivered 39 at-bats, 9 runs, 12 hits, 8 RBIs, and 5 walks. Chris Mazza led the team to a victory, allowing 2 hits in 2 runs with 1 earned, 5 walks, and 1 batter across 2.1 innings.

The Rays have a batting average of .243 BAA with an on-base percentage of .305. The team hauled 35 runs, 73 hits, 7 home runs, 35 RBIs, 28 walks, and 83 strikeouts.

1B Ji-Man Choi is batting an average of .455 BAA with an on-base percentage of.613 and 7 RBIs. 2B Brandon Lowe cranked 3 homers while SS Wander Franco made 16 hits. Shane McClanahan will start in this match: he posted a 0-1 record with a 3.00 ERA, 1.222 WHIP, and 15 strikeouts.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 7-3 SU in their last 10 matches against the Chi Cubs.
The Rays are 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches on the road.
The Rays are 2-5 SU in their last 7 matches this season.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs Predictions 4/18/2022

Over on the Chicago side, the Chicago Cubs are in second place in the NL Central standings with a record of 5-4. The Cubs split the four-game series against the Colorado Rockies by-2-2, following a 6-4 victory last Sunday.

Chicago delivered 39 at-bats, 6 runs, 13 hits, 6 RBIs, and 5 walks. Rowan Wick got the win for the team, allowing 1 hit and 2 walks across 1.0 innings.

The Cubs are batting an average of .274 BAA with an on-base percentage of .358. The team collected 38 runs, 72 hits, 6 home runs, 35 RBIs, 31 walks, and 61 strikeouts. RF Seiya Suzuki is batting at .400 BAA with an on-base percentage of .543, 4 homers, 11 RBIs, and 10 hits.

The team will send Kyle Hendricks to the mound and he posted a 0-1 record this year with a 7.00 ERA, 2.111 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts.

The total went UNDER in 4 of the Chi Cubs’ last 6 matches.
The Chi Cubs are 2-10 SU in their last 12 matches at home.
The Chi Cubs are 3-10 SU in their last 13 matches against an opponent in the American League.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs. The MLB pick is the Tampa Bay Rays. Both teams are facing issues as of the moment but Tampa Bay has a more solid pitching staff compared to Chicago.

The Rays have a team ERA of 3.83 which ranks 14th while the Cubs have a 4.30 team ERA. Take the Tampa Bay Rays to win with a predicted score of 5-2.

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