Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros 7/28/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Tampa Bay Rays will go against the Houston Astros in MLB action in Minute Maid Park, TX, on Friday, July 28, 2023, at 8:10 PM ET.

As they were destroyed in the second game of their two-game interleague series with the Marlins on Wednesday, Tampa Bay dropped for the eighth time in ten games.

The Rays have a record of 62-43 as of Thursday and were 1.5 matches behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. According to the American League standings, they held the top wild-card berth.

On Wednesday, Tampa Bay only managed five hits overall, with no player recording more than one. The Rays left four runners on base while having one of three runners in scoring position.

Zach Eflin (11-6) was given the loss after pitching four innings and giving up five runs on seven hits, one walk, and three strikeouts.

This is Shane McClanahan’s 20th start of the season for the Rays, and he will take the mound for the series finale. He enters the game with a record of 11-1, a 2.89 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, 41 walks, and 112 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched.

In his most recent start, which took place at home on Saturday against the Orioles, McClanahan was not taken into consideration.

He pitched four innings in a game the Rays eventually won 6-5, surrendering five runs on 5 hits, three walks, and five strikeouts. In this game, McClanahan makes his third career start against the Astros.

In 9 innings pitched against them, he is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA, a 1.667 WHIP, five walks, and 5 strikeouts. On October 1, 2022, McClanahan made his only appearance at Minute Maid Park and was unsuccessful.

He pitched five innings in a 2-1 Rays loss, surrendering two runs on five hits, one walk, and two strikeouts.

The total went UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 matches.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 2-8 SU in their last 10 matches.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 2-8 SU in their last 10 matches against Houston.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Predictions 7/28/2023

Before getting destroyed by the Rangers in the third and final game of their three-game series on Wednesday, Houston won three consecutive matches and six of their previous seven contests.

The Astros had a record of 58-45 as of Thursday and were two matches behind the Rangers for first place in the AL West.

They were 2.5 matches ahead of the Red Sox and had the second wild card berth in the American League, keeping them in the playoff picture.

In the defeat on Wednesday, Houston had two singles from Jeremy Pena (run) and Alex Bregman (run, three RBI). Yanier Diaz hit his 12th home run and Alex Bregman hit his 17th in a losing effort.

Pitcher Framber Valdez (8-7) suffered the defeat after tossing 3.2 innings in which he gave up six runs on eight hits, two walks, and one strikeout.

In this game, Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is making his 20th start of the year. He enters the game with a record of 7-2, a 4.32 ERA, a 1.216 WHIP, 33 walks, and 94 strikeouts in 102 innings pitched.

In his most recent start, against the A’s on the road on Saturday, Javier was unsuccessful. In 5.2 innings of work, he gave up two runs on six hits, 6 walks, and five strikeouts as Houston lost 4-1.

Javier made three starts in his past three and has a record of 0-1 with a 7.80 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, eight walks, and 16 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched. In this game, Javier starts against the Rays for the fourth time in his career.

In 16 innings pitched against them, he is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA, a 0.938 WHIP, eight walks, and 17 strikeouts.

In 49 career appearances, 30 of which were starts, Javier is 16-7 with a 2.62 ERA, a 1.029 WHIP, 79 walks, and 234 strikeouts over 206 innings.

The total went UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 9 matches.
The Houston Astros are 6-2 SU in their last 8 matches.
The total went UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 matches against Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros. The MLB pick for this game is the Houston Astros. Although the starting pitchers for these teams recently struggled, the clubs are still in contention for the playoffs.

McClanahan just has one defeat on the schedule, but he recorded four consecutive no-decisions despite only pitching more than four innings once during that span.

Even though it came against the inferior A’s, Javier’s latest start resulted in just his second defeat of the year.

Since June 3 against the Angels, he failed to win in each of his previous seven outings. You have to side with the team that has momentum in their favor since the pitchers are having a difficult time in this one.

Given Tampa Bay’s recent struggles, Houston has to win, especially since they are playing at home. Houston will win to a predicted score of 5-

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