Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9-27-22

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Tampa Bay Rays (84-69) will challenge AL Central leader, Cleveland Guardians (86-67), in Game 1 of 3 of the AL Inter-Division at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Tuesday at 6:10 PM ET.

 

Tampa Bay is in 3rd place at 84-69 in the American League East Division with a .549 team percentage and 10.5 matches behind first place after tallying 643 runs while granting 581 for a +62 run difference throughout the season.

 

The Rays come into this match-up with the Guardians after splitting a series facing the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend. Tampa Bay lost the series installment finale at 1-7 on Sunday.

 

Second Baseman/Shortstop Taylor Walls earned the solo run scored on one hit in four at-bats for the Rays while starter Shane McClanahan gave up 6 hits, 4 earned runs, and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts after pitching for 5.0 innings in the loss.

 

Left Fielder Randy Arozarena led Tampa Bay in hitting home runs with 20 and driving runs batted in with 88 this year.

 

Third Baseman Yandy Diaz marked a team-leading batting average of .292, an OBP at .399, and a slugging percentage of .419 for the Rays.

 

The Tampa Bay ball club will be sending righty Corey Kluber (10-9, 4.30 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 130 Ks) to the pitcher’s mound to start the series opener versus Cleveland on Tuesday night.

 

Kluber gave away 164 hits, 19 free walks, and 19 dingers in pitching for 155.0 innings in the major league this season.

 

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Predictions 9/27/2022

 

The Cleveland Guardians took the lead at 86-67 in the American League Central Division with a team percentage of .562 after gaining 659 runs but losing 601 for a run difference of +58 over the course of the campaign.

 

The Guardians will be defending their home field after completing a series sweep against the Texas Rangers over the weekend.

 

Cleveland scored a total of 20 runs in three matches including a 10-4 win in the final outing while limiting Texas to just 9 in the win.

 

Left Fielder Steven Kwan led the Guardians in their recent victory with a two-run score on three hits while driving five RBIs over the Rangers.

 

SP Aaron Civale controlled the ball in 5.0 innings of work with only 3 hits and 2 earned runs allowed while striking out 7 Texas batters in the contest.

 

Third Baseman Jose Ramirez knocked 28 balls over the perimeter and hit a team-high 117 runs batted in for Cleveland this year.

 

Second baseman Andres Gimenez racked up a .303 batting average, a .375 OBP, and a .482 slugging percentage in leading the batting unit of the Guardians.

 

The Cleveland baseball club will counter with right-hander Shane Bieber (12-8, 2.81 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) to start game 1 of a series facing the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

 

The 27-year-old righty starter relinquished 159 hits, 35 BBs, 64 runs, and 17 long balls in 189.0 innings pitched in the major league this season.         

 

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cleveland -145. The Guardians are still red hot after winning seven consecutive games with a home-field advantage in this match-up against the Rays who lost their last two matches.

 

Cleveland will be sending also a better starter in Shane Bieber (12-8, 2.86 ERA) while Tampa Bay has Corey Kluber (10-9, 4.30 ERA) on the mound. The prediction: Cleveland will win 5-3.  

 

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MLB Starting Time: 6:10 PM ET

 

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio

 

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022        

                                                                      

TV: BSUN

 

MLB Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland Guardians -145                             

    

MLB Totals: 7.0

 

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