Guardians vs. Rays Prediction
A pair of teams in the wild card mix in the American League will open a new series at Tropicana Field in Tampa, FL on Friday night when the Rays host the Guardians at 7:10 p.m. ET. Will Shane Bieber lead Cleveland to a small upset?
Game Snapshot
967 Cleveland Guardians (-104) at 968 Tampa Bay Rays (-112); o/u 6.5
7:10 p.m. ET, Friday, July 29, 2022
Tropicana Field, Tampa, FL
Cleveland Guardians DFS SPIN
Josh Naylor went 1-for-5 with a go-ahead solo home run in Wednesday’s win over the Red Sox. After Myles Straw tied up the contest at 6-6 via an eighth-inning RBI double, Naylor struck in even more dramatic fashion in the ninth, swatting a go-ahead solo homer off Tanner Houck to put his squad in front. Emmanuel Clase would take it from there, tossing a scoreless bottom of the ninth to polish off a strong win by the Guardians. For the overall campaign, Naylor is hitting a sturdy .279/.330/.506 with 14 homers and 53 RBI across 251 at-bats.
Tampa Bay Rays DFS SPIN
Randy Arozarena was not in the Rays’ starting lineup on Thursday versus the Orioles. It was just a routine day of rest, but Arozarena missed out on a chance to pad his tremendous career numbers at Camden Yards. He has batted .385/.442/.564 across 43 total plate appearances in Baltimore.
Guardians vs. Rays MLB BETTING PREDICTION
The Guardians are winless in their last seven games at Tropicana Field and are just 7-19 in their last 26 games versus the Rays overall. The Rays are also 6-0 in their last six home games when facing an opponent with a winning record, are 12-1 in their last 13 games when facing an opponent with a winning record either home or away and are 94-35 in their last 129 home games when facing an opponent that is starting a right-hander.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY RAYS -112