The Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays (72-75) on Friday. The game begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on BSSUN, with the Guardians listed as -186 favorites on the moneyline.
Tanner Bibee will get the ball for Cleveland while Tampa Bay will counter with Zack Littell.
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The Guardians have a 59-31 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 65.6% of those games).
Cleveland has gone 9-5 (winning 64.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -186 or shorter.
This season, the Rays have won 36 out of the 79 games, or 45.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Tampa Bay has a record of 2-6 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +157 on the moneyline.
The Guardians have played in 147 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-70-11).
The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 65 of their 147 games with a total this season.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have the No. 14 offense in baseball scoring 4.5 runs per game (659 total runs).
Cleveland averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in MLB play with 168 total home runs.
The Guardians’ .238 batting average ranks 22nd in MLB.
Cleveland’s hitters strike out 7.3 times per game, the fourth-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
Cleveland has a 3.77 team ERA that ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have scored the 28th-most runs in the league this season with just 566 (3.9 per game).
Tampa Bay has hit just 134 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The Rays rank 26th in MLB with a team batting average of just .231.
Tampa Bay ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Rays strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.90 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Bibee makes the start for the Guardians, his 29th of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.56 ERA and 166 strikeouts in 154 2/3 innings pitched.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (34) and runs batted in (106) this season while batting .270.
Josh Naylor has collected 125 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .462 on the year.
Steven Kwan is batting .291 to lead Cleveland, while adding 13 homers and 43 runs batted in this season.
Andres Gimenez is batting .255 with an OBP of .304 and a slugging percentage of .341 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays’ Littell (6-9) will make his 27th start of the season.
Yandy Diaz paces the Rays in runs batted in (65) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .284.
Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to lead his team.
Brandon Lowe is hitting .244 with 19 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 33 walks.
Jose Caballero is batting .235 with 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 26 walks.
Guardians and Rays Injuries
Guardians: Alex Cobb: 15 Day IL (Finger), Carlos Carrasco: 15 Day IL (Hip), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Lively: day-to-day (Thigh)
Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 Day IL (Knee), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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