Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays 5/3/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are all geared up to play Game 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Wednesday night.

Pittsburgh dropped to 20-9 overall and 11-5 when playing on the road following two successive losses on the road while leaving Milwaukee by 1.5 games in second place.

The Pirates failed to complete a series sweep after losing a finale to the Washington Nationals at 2-7 on Sunday while surrendering the opening match of a series to the Rays at 1-4 yesterday.

On Tuesday, SP Roansy Contreras (3-2, 4.09 ERA) took the loss for Pittsburgh with 4 earned runs and 4 free walks but struck out 3 batters in 5.1 innings pitched in the losing effort.

Left Fielder Bryan Reynolds powered the offense for the Pirates with a team-leading batting average of .320 with a team-high 23 RBIs and 33 hits for the season.

Center Fielder Jack Suwinski led Pittsburgh in home runs with six and Right Fielder Connor Joe added a team-leading on-base percentage at .387.

On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be appointing right-hander Mitch Keller to start game 2 versus Tampa Bay. Keller is 3-0 with a 3.53 ERA and 40 strikeouts this year.

Pittsburgh sidelined 2 starters and 2 relievers with three batters due to injuries.

SP Wil Crowe (shoulder) is on a 15-day IL, JT Brubaker (elbow)and RP Jarlin Garcia (biceps) is on a 60-day IL, and RP Chase De Jong (back) is on a 15-day IL.

1B Ji-man Choi (ankle) and SS Oneil Cruz (ankle) are on a 6-day IL while Endy Rodriguez (forearm) is out indefinitely.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 5/3/2023

The Tampa Bay Rays are staying on their home field looking for their second straight win with a victory in the second installment of a series facing the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay continues its supremacy in the tough AL East with an overall standing at 23-6 and a road record of 9-4 while posting a +103 run difference for the season.

The Rays finished a four-game series with a 3-1 standing over the Chicago White Sox while winning over the Pirates at 4-1 in the series opener yesterday.

Relief Pitcher Colin Poche (3-0, 1.59 ERA) earned the victory for Tampa Bay with zero earned runs and zero free walks allowed but struck out one hitter in 1.0 innings pitched in the opener.

Left Fielder Randy Arozarena averages .327 at the plate in leading the Rays while adding a team-highs 28 RBIs and 36 hits for the year.

First Baseman Yandy Diaz chipped a team-leading seven home runs and an on-base percentage at .420.

The Tampa Bay Rays’ management will give a nod to lefty Shane McClanahan to start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. McClanahan is 5-0 with an ERA of 2.12 and retired a total of 42 batters in his starts this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays recorded 2 starters and 3 relievers on their injury list for the year. Starting Pitchers Tyler Glasnow (oblique) is on a 15-day IL and Shane Baz (elbow) is on a 60-day IL.

Relief Pitcher Ryan Thompson (side) is on a 15-day IL while relievers Shawn Armstrong (neck) and Jeffrey Springs (elbow) are on a 60-day IL this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Tampa Bay -210.

This match-up is a showdown between two starters as the Pirates’ Mitch Keller finished two successive strong starts with four runs on nine hits allowed through 12 innings while the Rays’ starter Shane McClanahan gave up only two earned runs or less in each of his last five appearances on the mound.

Watch Tampa Bay take control of this game with home-field advantage on Wednesday. The prediction: Tampa Bay Rays will win 4-2.

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