Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays 4/24/2023 Picks Predictions

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The World Series Champion Houston Astros head to Florida to challenge the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, on Monday night.

Houston at 12-10 overall enter this competition riding on a four-game winning streak while trailing AL West leader Texas by 2.5 games behind in the second place.

The Astros swept the NL East leader Atlanta Braves in a three-game series over the weekend. On Sunday, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez batted two runs each in leading Houston to a 5-2 road victory over Atlanta.

Second Baseman Mauricio Dubon led Houston with a team-highs batting average at .329 and 25 hits while Left Fielder Yordan Alvarez accumulated a team-leading 6 home runs and 27 RBIs for the Astros.

Twenty-seven-year-old right-hander Jose Urquidy (1-1, 3.66 ERA) will be heading to the hill to start for Houston in the opener of a series against Tampa Bay on Monday.

Urquidy surrendered seven hits and four runs in a 2-4 home loss versus Toronto in his last start.

The totals went OVER in 13 of the Astros’ last 20 outings. Houston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games. The Astros are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games with Tampa Bay and 6-1 SU in their last 7 road games.

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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 4/24/2023

The Tampa Bay Rays will continue swinging their bats at home with a superior performance and looking to extend their winning streak with a victory in the series opener against the Houston Astros on Monday night.

Tampa Bay is 19-3 overall and remained undefeated at home at 13-0 while getting ahead of Baltimore by 4.5 games for the AL East leadership this season.

The Rays won five matches in a row after winning a series over the Reds and a series sweep versus the White Sox over the weekend.

Left Fielder Randy Arozarena led the Rays in almost all categories with a team-leading batting average at .341, 22 RBIs, 28 hits, and an on-base percentage at .409 while First Baseman Yandy Diaz chipped in a team-high 6 home runs for Tampa Bay.

Rookie starter Taj Bradley (2-0, 2.61 ERA) will be on the mound on Monday for his third career start in the majors with the Rays.

In his recent start, the right-handed thrower struck out nine batters but allowed just three hits in 5.1 IP in an impressive 10-0 victory on the road versus the Cincinnati Reds.

Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in their last 5 contests played while the totals went UNDER in 7 of the Rays’ last 9 games played against Houston.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 10-0 SU in their last 10 home matches and the Rays are 1-5 SU in their last 6 outings at home versus the Astros.

Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Tampa Bay -150.

The Rays will dominate this match-up at home against the undermanned team of the Astros who will be missing 2B Jose Altuve due to a right thumb fracture.

After playing for 22 games, Houston ranked 16th in OPS and 7th in runs scored while Tampa Bay ranked 1st in OPS and 1st in runs scored for the season. The prediction: Tampa Bay Rays will win 4-2.

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