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MLB action on Wednesday includes the Tampa Bay Rays playing the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Rays vs Cardinals Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays (69-46) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (49-65)
• Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023
• Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Venue: Tropicana Field -- St. Petersburg, Florida
• Coverage: BSSUN

Rays vs Cardinals Odds & Moneyline

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• Moneyline: TB: (-148) | STL: (+126)
• Spread: TB: -1.5 (+126) | STL: +1.5 (-152)
• Total: 9.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Rays vs Cardinals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Jalen Beeks (Rays) - 2-3, 6.27 ERA vs Dakota Hudson (Cardinals) - 2-0, 4.10 ERA

The Rays will give the nod to Jalen Beeks (2-3, 6.27 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Cardinals will turn to Hudson (2-0, 4.10 ERA). Beeks and his team have a record of 2-5-0 against the spread when he starts. When Beeks starts a game and his team is the favorite on the moneyline, they have a record of 2-4. Hudson has started two games with set spreads, and the Cardinals covered in both opportunities. The Cardinals were the underdog on the moneyline for two Hudson starts this season -- they won both.

Rays vs Cardinals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (63%)

Rays vs Cardinals Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Rays-Cardinals, Tampa Bay is the favorite at -148, and St. Louis is +126 playing on the road.

Rays vs Cardinals Spread

• The Rays are 1.5-run home favorites on the runline against the Cardinals. The Rays are +126 to cover, and the Cardinals are -152.

Rays vs Cardinals Over/Under

• The over/under for Rays-Cardinals on August 9 is 9.5. The over is -110, and the under is -110.

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Rays vs Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Rays have won in 61, or 65.6%, of the 93 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Tampa Bay has been victorious 44 times in 61 chances when named as a favorite of at least -148 on the moneyline.
• The Rays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 57 of their 114 opportunities.
• The Rays are 62-52-0 against the spread in their 114 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Cardinals have won 22 of the 48 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (45.8%).
• St. Louis has a record of 6-6 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +126 or longer (50%).
• The Cardinals have played in 112 games with an over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-54-4).
• The Cardinals have collected a 53-59-0 record ATS this season (covering 47.3% of the time).

Rays Player Leaders

• Wander Franco has 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 40 walks while batting .272. He has an on-base percentage of .336 and a slugging percentage of .455.
• Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 44th, his on-base percentage ranks 61st, and he is 54th in slugging.
• Franco has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay with 118 hits and an OBP of .403, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .514. He's batting .322.
• He ranks fourth in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and 12th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Diaz has picked up at least one hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .409 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Isaac Paredes has 83 hits this season and has a slash line of .254/.362/.508.
• Randy Arozarena has been key for Tampa Bay with 100 hits, an OBP of .362 plus a slugging percentage of .429.
• Arozarena heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with three walks and two RBI.

Cardinals Player Leaders

• Nolan Arenado has racked up 118 hits, a team-high for the Cardinals. He's batting .282 and slugging .513 with an on-base percentage of .330.
• He ranks 24th in batting average, 74th in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
• Arenado hopes to build on a six-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .231 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
• Paul Goldschmidt's .451 slugging percentage paces his team. He has a batting average of .275 with an on-base percentage of .362.
• He ranks 36th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage and 61st in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Nolan Gorman has 16 doubles, 24 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .245.
• Lars Nootbaar has a .377 OBP to lead his team.

Rays vs. Cardinals Head to Head

• 8/8/2023: 4-2 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)
• 6/7/2022: 4-2 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -146, Underdog Moneyline: +124)
• 6/9/2022: 2-1 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -168, Underdog Moneyline: +142)
• 6/8/2022: 11-3 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -146, Underdog Moneyline: +124)

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