Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/13/2024

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, July 13, 2024

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL 

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  8 runs

Cleveland Guardians:  57-35 (1st place, AL Central)

Tampa Bay Rays:  46-47 (4th place, AL East)

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Cleveland Guardians:  5-5 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

The Guardians are entering this series off a loss and lost their 4-game series against the Detroit Tigers 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 57-35 record overall and have a road record of 27-24. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Saturday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 12th in the MLB with a .727 OPS. Carlos Carrasco is their starting pitcher on Friday while Gavin Williams is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 0-1 with a 4.82 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HR, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 4 hits through 5.1 IP against the Detroit Tigers.

The Rays are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 46-47 record overall and have a home record of 25-26. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Guardians on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 23rd in the MLB with a .681 OPS. Taj Bradley is their starting pitcher on Friday while Zack Littell is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-6 with a 4.44 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 7 earned runs, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 5 strikeouts on 9 hits through 4 innings played against the Texas Rangers.

The current betting odds have the Guardians listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rays haven't looked good in their games this season with their 46-47 record overall which has them near the bottom of the AL East. They haven't looked good in their own ballpark either, going 25-26 in their home games this year. Meanwhile, the Guardians have looked great in their games this season with their 57-35 record overall which has them leading the AL Central with one of the best records in the entire MLB. They are also 27-24 in their road games this year. The Guardians have been struggling a lot lately as they just lost 3 of their 4 games against the Tigers who are a division opponent below .500, but they will be looking to bounce back in this series against another team that has struggled all season. Williams is going to be on the mound in this one and he hasn't been terrible since coming back from injury. He has only made 2 starts and wasn't great in his 1st start, but he gave up no runs in his last one as he looked a lot better. He is 0-1 with a 4.44 ERA, but he is due for a win after a solid performance in his 2nd start back. The Rays will have Littell on the mound here and he is 3-6 with a 4.44 ERA. His team has been finding success with him lately, winning 3 of the last 4 games he started in, but he has had quite a few starts where he has given up a lot of runs and still has twice as many losses this season as he does wins. He is also coming off a terrible start in which he gave up 7 earned runs and it was against a Rangers offense that has been struggling a lot more this season. This is a good game for the Guardians to bounce back in with this pitching matchup as the Rays have struggled a lot this season and just won a big series against the Yankees. The best way to place a bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

Guardians Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 13, 2024 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Guardians 5 Rays 2.

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Cleveland Guardians: 52-34 (+10.92 units) on the moneyline in their last 86 games. 46-33 (+11.75 units) on the first 5 runline in their last 79 games. 12-4 to the under with their team total in their last 16 away games.

Tampa Bay Rays: 24-53 (-26 units) on the first 5 moneyline in their last 77 games. 29-43 (-23.35 units) on the first 5 runline in their last 72 games. 11-7 to the under in their last 18 games.

Cleveland Guardians:  T. Stephan (RP) out for season - Elbow. J. Karinchak (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. S. Bieber (SP) out for season - Elbow.

Tampa Bay Rays:  R. Lovelady (RP) Out indefinitely - Forearm. J. Waguespack (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. W. Franco (SS) Out indefinitely - Poss. Suspension. J. Springs (RP) Early Aug - Elbow. D. Rasmussen (RP) Mid Aug - Elbow. S. McClanahan (SP) out for season - Elbow.

“At this point in the season, teams are hungry to beat us. Teams show up with their A game with an A energy and I think they prepare for us more now. You have to do some serious game-planning to beat us and it’s up to us to respond to that.” - Austin Hedges after their loss against the Tigers in their game on Thursday.

“We got the outs where we needed to get the outs." - Pete Fairbanks after their win against the Yankees in their game on Thursday.

S Kwan (L) LF

A Martínez (S) CF

J Ramírez (S) DH

D Schneemann (L) 3B

D Fry (R) 1B

A Gimenez (L) 2B

W Brennan (L) RF

B Naylor (L) C

B Rocchio (S) SS

Y Díaz (R) 1B

R Arozarena (R) LF

B Lowe (L) DH

I Paredes (R) 3B

A Rosario (R) 2B

J Siri (R) CF

J Caballero (R) SS

J DeLuca (R) RF

A Jackson (R) C

Batting Average:  Steven Kwan (.361)

Hits:  José Ramírez (97)

Home Runs:  José Ramírez (23)

RBI:  José Ramírez (77)

Stolen Bases:  José Ramírez (18)

Wins:  Logan Allen (8)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (28)

ERA:  Shane Bieber (0.00)

Batting Average:  Amed Rosario (.303)

Hits:  Yandy Díaz (100)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (15)

RBI:  Isaac Paredes (50)

Stolen Bases:  José Caballero (24)

Wins:  Garrett Cleavinger (5)

Saves:  Pete Fairbanks (16)

ERA:  Edwin Uceta (0.77)

Managers:

Cleveland Guardians: Stephen Vogt (1st season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (10th season)