Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs 5/29/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The unbeatable Tampa Bay Rays are back on the road to maintain their dominance in the league with a clash against the Chicago Cubs in a three-game Interleague series on Monday in Chicago, Illinois.
After their last six road losses, Tampa Bay increased their overall record to 39-16 and had a 13-10 record away from home. Despite this, they continued to lead the major league, four games ahead of Baltimore in second place.
The Rays have scored 335 runs overall, but they have also given up 215 runs, giving them a +120 run differential for the season. The Tampa Bay Rays have won three straight series, including the most recent three-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers, which they took 2-1 after winning decisively 11-10 at home the previous time.
The league’s top team defeated the NL West leading Los Angeles Dodgers with an outstanding victory last Saturday night as third baseman Isaac Paredes hit a home run and drove in four runs.
Taj Bradley, a right-handed pitcher, will be playing the Chicago Cubs on Monday afternoon for Tampa Bay in his sixth major league start. The rookie right-hander is 3-1 on the year with a 4.44 ERA, 1.15 WHlP, 34 strikeouts, 24 hits allowed, 4 unintentional walks, and 4 home runs allowed in 24.1 innings pitched in his starts.
Bradley has given up four home runs after pitching 24 or more innings, but he also has a solid 1.15 WHlP and has struck out 34 hitters this season.
In 9 of Tampa Bay’s most recent games, the totals have gone OVER, and the Rays are 4-1 SU in their previous 5 games. The totals have gone OVER in 6 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ previous 7 away games, and they are 9-4 straight up in their last 13 games against the Chicago Cubs.
In four of the past five games the Rays played on the road against the Chicago Cubs, the totals went OVER.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs Predictions 5/29/2023
The Chicago Cubs will resume a homestand in an effort to snap a four-game losing streak and recover from their most recent sweeping loss to the Cincinnati Reds in a series.
After four straight defeats at home, the Chicago Cubs’ record dropped to 22-30 overall, 13-15 at home, and they were in last place in the NL Central, 5.5 games behind Milwaukee in first.
The Chicago Cubs finished the season with a run differential of +4, having scored 242 runs while giving up 238. The Cubs have been having trouble lately after dropping seven of the previous ten games, including an unexpected 5-8 defeat to the Reds at home in the series finale on Sunday.
In an 8-5 home defeat to Cincinnati yesterday, Chicago third baseman Patrick Wisdom blasted two home runs and drove in five runs. Starting pitcher Drew Smyly (5-2) took the loss for the Cubs after allowing five runs over four and a half innings worked.
Right-hander Marcus Stroman will get the start for the Chicago Cubs against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday in the first of a three-game series.
The right-handed pitcher, who is 32 years old, has pitched 64.0 innings in his MLB career and is 4-4 on the year with a respectable 2.95 ERA, a strong 1.09 WHlP, and 54 strikeouts against 47 hits, 23 extra bases, and 5 long balls allowed.
Righty Stroman recently made an appearance on the mound, going eight innings and controlling the bat swings of his old colleagues to allow his side to defeat the New York Mets 4-2 at home.
The totals have gone OVER in 15 of the previous 17 games involving the Chicago Cubs, who have a 1-4 SU record in their last 5 games.
The totals have gone OVER in 5 of the Chicago Cubs’ previous 7 games against Tampa Bay as well as in 7 of the Cubs’ most recent 8 home games. In 4 of the Chicago Cubs’ past 5 home games versus the Tampa Bay Rays, the totals went OVER.
Chicago Cubs vs. Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay is the game’s MLB Pick. The Rays, who are the league’s finest club, will prevail in this away game against the Cubs, who will be without one important outfielder.
Cody Bellinger, who suffered a contusion to his left knee, was placed on the 10-day disabled list. After playing 55 games, Tampa Bay finished first in OPS and second in runs scored, while the Chicago Cubs finished ninth in OPS and fourteenth in runs scored.
In this one, go with the visiting team. The Chicago Cubs are expected to triumph 5-3.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs 5/29/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 2:20 PM ET
Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, lllinois
Date: Monday, May 29, 2023
TV: MARQ
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay Rays -125
MLB Totals: 7.5