The Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Cardinals vs Rays pick.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
Over the weekend the Rays took on the Houston Astros. Tampa Bay lost the first game but then came back to win 6-1 and 1-0 in the remaining pair. On Tuesday versus the Cardinals, the Rays took a tough loss 4-3. Starter Jeffrey Springs logged 5.0 innings and four earned runs.
It’ll be Taj Bradley in the start for the Rays on Wednesday. This year Bradley is 6-5 with a 2.71 ERA in 15 starts. In his career Bradley is 11-13 with a 4.29 ERA in 38 games (36 starts).
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
Over on the Cardinals’ side, they played a one-off game versus the New York Mets on Monday. St. Louis lost that one 6-0. On Tuesday the Cardinals scored all of their runs in the second inning. Sonny Gray was solid in the start with 7.0 innings and two earned runs.
Erick Fedde will take the ball for the start on Wednesday. This year Fedde is 7-5 with a 3.34 ERA in 22 starts. Fedde is 28-38 with a 4.96 career ERA in 124 games (110 starts).
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Masyn Winn has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last four night games.
- Masyn Winn has recorded a Double in each of the Cardinals’ last four games against AL East opponents at Busch Stadium.
- Tommy Pham has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents.
- Tommy Pham has scored a run in each of his last four appearances against the Rays after playing the previous day.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one Single in nine of his last 10 appearances against AL East opponents.
- Erick Fedde has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five home appearances.
- Tommy Pham has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 home appearances.
- Tommy Pham has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 home appearances.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in each of the Rays’ last two games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Double in four of his last five appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Rays’ last six games as road underdogs.
- Jose Siri has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rays’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Brandon Lowe has scored at least one run in each of his last nine road appearances against NL opponents.
- Jose Siri has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rays’ last nine games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jose Siri has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last nine games against opponents that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction
I’ll stay with the Rays. Bradley does need a better start here than his last one. On July 31 versus the Marlins. Bradley took the loss in 5.0 innings on four earned runs. Over 13.0 innings prior however, Bradley posted zero earned. As for Fedde, he’s got eight earned over his last two starts—both losses.
On Tuesday the Rays really only had the one bad inning on the mound. That said, the bats couldn’t come through outside of Brandon Lowe’s two-run homer and Jonny DeLuca’s RBI. I like Tampa Bay to turn it around Wednesday if Bradley is on point, though.