St Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays 6/9/2022 Picks Predictions

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The St. Louis Cardinals will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of an interleague clash at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL, on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 12:35 PM EDT. The series is at 2-0 in favor of the Tampa Bay Rays going into Game 3.

The Cardinals are currently sitting on an overall record of 32-25 following an 11-3 road loss against Tampa Bay where SP Packy Naughton was tagged for 4 runs and was able to record just 4 outs during the defeat.

St. Louis is two games above .500 on the road, trailing NL Central Division leading Milwaukee Brewers by one full game.

Miles Mikolas will be on the mound for the 12th time for the Cardinals, hoping to rebound from a rare shaky outing against the Chicago Cubs last Friday.

When facing the Cubs, the 33-year-old allowed 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks over 5 innings while striking out 4. The right-hander is generally having a strong season, going 4-3 with an ERA of 3.02 over 65.2 innings

The Cardinals are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games against the Rays.
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing down the road against Tampa Bay.
The Cardinals are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games with an opponent in the American League.

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St Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 6/9/2022

The Tampa Bay Rays are coming into this game fresh off of a 8-run victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in their last game where Randy Arozarena recorded 3 hits and 4 RBIs in the win.

The series is at 2-0 in favor of the Tampa Bay Rays going into game 3. Tampa Bay has won 20 of their first 33 home games and are tied with Toronto for 2nd place in the AL East Division.

Ace Shane McClanahan will be the starter for the Rays for the 12th time this season in hopes of continuing a Cy Young-worthy campaign. He is 6-2 with an ERA of 2.10 while leading the league with 89 strikeouts across 64.1 innings.

Tampa Bay has won each of McClanahan’s last 5 starts as he has allowed just 4 earned runs total over that stretch.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The Rays are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games at home.
The Rays are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home against St. Louis.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays. The Cardinals may have generally looked like the better team as of late, but they ran into some tough pitching contests in this series and with McClanahan on the mound for the Rays, it’s going to be a difficult match for the struggling Cardinals.

In addition, the strong Tampa Bay bullpen will back up their ace and St. Louis will likely have too much trouble scoring. Prediction: The Tampa Bay Rays will pick up the win in this game to a score of 3-1.

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