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Cincinnati Reds vs Tampa Bay Rays 7/10/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

Tampa Bay Rays (45-39) vs. Cincinnati Reds (31-54)
July 10, 2022 1:40 pm EDT
The Line: Cincinnati Reds +120 / Tampa Bay Rays -142; Over/Under: +9
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The Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds meet Sunday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Tampa Bay Rays look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Cincinnati Reds look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Rays have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 79 hits and 39 RBI, while Yandy Diaz and Harold Ramirez have combined for 144 hits and 50 RBI. Shane Baz gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. This will be Baz’s first career game against the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Reds have lost 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Brandon Drury leads the Reds with 79 hits and 50 RBI, while Tommy Pham and Kyle Farmer have combined for 137 hits and 76 RBI. Nick Lodolo gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 4.19 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. This will be Lodolo’s first career game against the Rays.

The Rays are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The Reds are 4-13 in their last 17 home games and 7-15 in their last 22 overall. The under is 4-1 in Rays last 5 on grass. The under is 4-1 in Reds last 5 overall. The Rays are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Cincinnati and 5-11 in the last 16 meetings.

Shane Baz has been solid this season, and that includes allowing 19 hits and 8 runs in his last 24.2 innings. Nick Lodolo has allowed 21 hits and 9 runs in his last 19.1 innings. The Cincinnati Reds continue to be fade material, and I don’t care if they’ve found ways to win here and there this week. The Rays are comfortably the better team, no matter how you slice it, and we’re not being asked to lay anything crazy. Give me the Rays and the reasonable price.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -142

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