Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9-29-22

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9/29/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9/29/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Tampa Bay Rays (85-70) will face AL Central leader, Cleveland Guardians (87-68), in the series installment finale of the AL Inter-Division at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 6:10 PM ET.

 

Tampa Bay is in 3rd place at 85-70 in the American League East Division with a .548 team percentage and 11 contests behind first place after completing 650 runs while surrendering 588 for a +62 run difference throughout the season.

 

The Rays look for a win here after splitting the first two installments of a series versus the Guardians. Tampa Bay won game 1 at 6-5 Tuesday but lost the next game at 1-2 on Wednesday.

 

First Baseman Ji-man Choi earned the solo run scored on two hits in three at-bats for the Rays while starter Tyler Glasnow finished 3.0 innings with just 2 hits, one earned run, and one walk allowed but fanned out 3 Cleveland hitters in the loss.

 

Left Fielder Randy Arozarena led the Tampa Bay batting unit with a team-high 20 home runs and 88 runs batted in with a .270 batting average.

 

Third Baseman Yandy Diaz augmented the Rays’ offense with a team-leading batting average of .292, an OBP at .398, and a slugging percentage of .418 for the year.

 

The Tampa Bay ball club will be appointing left-hander Jeffrey Springs (9-4, 2.56 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 136 Ks) to start the end-game of a series facing the Guardians on Thursday evening.

 

The southpaw thrower gave up 109 hits, 30 BBs, and 14 homers in 126.2 innings pitched in MLB this season.

 

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Predictions 9/29/2022

 

The Cleveland Guardians retained the lead at 87-68 in the American League Central Division with a team percentage of .561 after acquiring a total of 666 runs while conceding 608 for a run difference of +58 over the course of the campaign.

 

The Guardians look for a back-to-back win to clinch the series victory over the Rays after winning game 2 at 2-1 and even the series at 1-1 on Wednesday.

 

Third Baseman Gabriel Arias scored one run on one hit while driving one RBI in leading Cleveland in triumph. SP Triston McKenzie has given away 3 hits, one earned run, and one free walk but struck out 6 Tampa Bay batters after finishing 6.0 innings of work in the winning effort.

 

Slugger Jose Ramirez knocked 28 balls outside the park while hitting a team-high 119 RBIs in leading the Guardians’ batting unit. The third baseman also averages .277 at the plate reinforcing Cleveland’s offense.

 

Second Baseman Andres Gimenez marked a team-leading batting average of .305, an on-base percentage of .377, and slugging .484 in augmenting the Guardians’ batting squad.

 

Right-handed Pitcher Cal Quantrill (14-5, 3.49 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 120 Ks) will be heading to the hill to start the final installment of a series against the Rays on Thursday night

 

. Quantrill relinquished 109 hits, 30 free bases, and 14 long balls in finishing 126.1 frames in his pro baseball career this season.                 

 

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cleveland -111. The Guardians are excellent at swinging their bats recently and will continue controlling the ball at their home field on Thursday.

 

Cleveland will dominate this game at home with a 41-33 mark while Tampa Bay struggled on the road with a 34-40 record. Prediction: The Cleveland Guardians will win 5-1.   

 

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 9/29/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 6:10 PM ET

 

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio

 

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022      

                                                                       

TV: MLBN

 

MLB Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland Guardians -111    

                              

MLB Totals: 7.5

 

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