The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs meet Tuesday in MLB action at Wrigley Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The Rays have won 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Wander Franco leads the Rays with 64 hits and 29 RBI, while Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz have combined for 110 hits and 69 RBI. Shane McClanahan gets the ball, and he is 8-0 with a 1.97 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. This will be McClanahan’s second career game against the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs Betting Preview

The Chicago Cubs have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Cubs have split their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs with 65 hits and 25 RBI, while Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ have combined for 106 hits and 44 RBI. Kyle Hendricks gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Hendricks’ second career game against the Rays.

Trends

The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss and 39-17 in their last 56 overall. The Cubs are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The over is 15-3 in Rays last 18 overall. The over is 15-5-1 in Cubs last 21 overall. The Rays are 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Tampa Bay Rays don’t lose back to back games often, and Shane McClanahan has been CY Young good this year with his 1.97 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. Kyle Hendricks is still trying to get his feet under him after pitching just 4.1 innings, and he wasn’t good in those frames. I have to lean toward the Rays, and I’ll take the RL to shave down the expensive juice.