Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs 5/30/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs will play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road on Tuesday.
Following their 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, Tampa Bay increased its record to 39-16. Over the weekend, Tampa Bay won two out of the three games against the Dodgers.
Four games ahead of Baltimore, the Rays sit first in the American League East.
Yandy Diaz, the first baseman for Tampa Bay, is leading the club in batting average (.327) and has team-highs in home runs (12) and on-base percentage (.429).
Shortstop Wander Franco leads the league in hits with 63, while left-fielder Randy Arozarena leads the league in RBIs with 39.
Shane McClanahan will start for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. The left-hander has an ERA of 1.97, 75 Ks, and an 8-0 record.
The Rays have accumulated 102 doubles as a club and have launched 101 balls outside of Camden Yards. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of.500, 460 strikeouts, and 187 walks throughout the course of the season.
The Tampa Bay Rays are second in the league with 6.1 runs scored per game as a club.
This season, they have 510 base hits in addition to 322 RBIs, and their team batting average is.273. They have scored 335 runs in total and have a. 348-team batting average.
Their ratio of walks to strikeouts is 2.65, and their pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.22. The Rays’ pitchers have allowed 215 runs and 59 long balls, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Tampa Bay has allowed 206 earned runs and 426 base hits (7.8 per nine innings). The Rays’ staff has struck out 456 batters so far this season, contributing to their team ERA of 3.79, which ranks eighth in the league.
They have given up 172 walks to opposing batters this season, and as a team, they have a 4.19 FIP.
- The total went OVER in 6 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ last 8 matches on the road.
- The total went OVER in 4 of the Rays’ last 6 games on the road against the Chi Cubs.
- Tampa Bay is 14-6 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the National League.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs Predictions 5/30/2023
The Chicago Cubs lost to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, 8-5, and are at 22-30. The Cubs have dropped six of their past eight games and four in a row after being swept by Cincinnati in a three-game series.
Chicago is in last place in the National League Central, 5 games and 12 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in first.
Chicago’s second baseman Nico Hoerner leads the league in batting average (.286), while third baseman Patrick Wisdom leads the team in home runs (14), RBIs (28), and runs scored (28).
With a.396 on-base percentage, left fielder Ian Happ leads the squad, while shortstop Dansby
Swanson leads the group with 54 hits. The Chicago Cubs will start Kyle Hendricks on Tuesday. The right-hander has a 6.23 ERA, 5 Ks, and a 0-1 record.
Chicago has recorded 65 home runs and 234 runs batted in so far this season.
They have walked 201 times, run 242 runs, and hit 81 doubles. The Chicago Cubs have a team batting average of.257 and an on-base percentage of.335 for the year.
The Cubs are 11th in the league in run production with 4.65 runs per game and have a team SLG% of.419 overall. They have 457 base hits and have struck out 477 times, ranking 10th in the league.
This season, the Cubs pitching staff has a FIP of 3.99 and a team WHIP of 1.293. With 436 hits surrendered as a staff, they are 13th in baseball.
With a combined ERA of 4.38 (224 earned runs allowed), the Chicago pitching staff has surrendered 238 runs this season.
They have an 8.60 K/BB ratio (438 strikeouts vs. 159 free passes). 51 home runs have been surrendered, and their 4.66 runs per nine innings rank them 16th in the league.
- The total went OVER in 4 of the Chi Cubs’ last 5 games at home.
- The total hung OVER in 4 of the Chi Cubs’ last 6 games at home against Tampa Bay.
- The Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American League.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs. The Tampa Bay Rays are the MLB prediction for this game. The play here is ended, but Tampa Bay will triumph over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday when they play at Wrigley Field.
In five of the previous seven meetings between the Rays and Cubs overall, including their most recent five games in Chicago, the OVER has won.
Tampa Bay leads baseball in scoring with 335 runs, or an average of 6.09 runs per game, while Chicago has a team ERA of 4.38. Our best pick is the OVER 11-1, however, we predict a Tampa Bay Rays victory in the final score.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs 5/30/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 7:40 PM ET
Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
TV: MARQ
MLB Odds: Tampa Bay Rays -200
MLB Totals: 8.5