Data Skrive:
The St. Louis Cardinals (59-56) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays (57-56) when the teams meet at 7:15 PM ET Thursday. The Cardinals are -126 favorites to keep the Rays out of the win column in the series. Kyle Gibson gets the starting nod for St. Louis while Shane Baz is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.
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Betting Odds
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Cardinals to win vs Rays -126
Cardinals vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-126)
- Underdog: Rays (+106)
- Over/under: 8
Cardinals vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have won in 31, or 53.4%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- St. Louis has a record of 19-21 when favored by -126 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rays have compiled a 25-27 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.1% of those games).
- Tampa Bay has a 13-18 record (winning 41.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +106 or longer.
- The Rays have a 48.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Cardinals vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Alec Burleson is batting .275 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 66 RBI.
- Burleson ranks 28th in the majors in home runs, and 27th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan has collected 110 hits this season and has an OBP of .328. He’s slugging .384 on the year.
- Yandy Diaz has accumulated a team-best batting average of .274.
- In all of the majors, Diaz is 142nd in homers and 78th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel has put his power on display as he paces his team with 20 home runs and 53 runs batted in.
Cardinals vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.08 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- The Cardinals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.267 WHIP this season.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.02).
- Rays pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.230).