St Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/08/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Cardinals +130, Rays -150; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Cardinals +130, Rays -150; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Cardinals +130, Rays -155; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

St Louis Cardinals:  32-23 (2nd place, NL Central)

Tampa Bay Rays:  31-23 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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St Louis Cardinals:  7-3 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Cardinals are coming into this game with a 32-23 record overall and they are 16-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 5-game series against the Chicago Cubs 3-2, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Dakota Hudson is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while there is no starting pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Wednesday. They scored 32 runs in their last series averaging just over 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 25 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 31-23 record overall and they are 18-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Cardinals on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Jeffrey Springs is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Corey Kluber will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 2-2 with a 3.73 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned run, 1 homer, and 0 BB with 4 strikeouts on 4 hits in 6 innings played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Cardinals are coming into this game with no listed pitcher yet. They just won 2 straight games from their last series and they have been playing very well recently as they have been winning more games and starting to heat up. They have been a little inconsistent as well but they have been scoring a lot of runs recently and Kluber, who is starting for the Rays here, has not been all that great this season. He has been very inconsistent allowing a lot of runs in some games and none in others. The problem here is that his team has not been scoring a lot of runs themselves and even if he does pitch a great game here, they could be at risk of losing because they will not be able to keep up with the Cardinals offense. The Cardinals do not have a starter yet but they have a good bullpen and they will be able to get through this game with their available arms here. They have the advantage with their bats and they will likely get the win on the road here. The best bet here is on the Cardinals to win this game.

 

Cardinals Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Cardinals 6 Rays 1.

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St Louis Cardinals: 24-23 (-4 Units) ML in an inter-league game. 12-7 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 

Tampa Bay Rays: 183-117 (+37.2 Units) ML in all games. 96-52 (+18.3 Units) ML in home games. 18-12 UNDER in home games.

 

 

St Louis Cardinals:  T. O'Neill (RF) Prob Tues - Shoulder. D. Carlson (RF) Ques Tues - Hamstring. C. Dickerson (LF) Out indefinitely - Calf.

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) Late June - Back. W. Franco (SS) Mid June - Quadricep. J. Feyereisen (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"He said ‘I have four innings in me.' And I took him up on it.” - Oliver Marmol on Genesis Cabrera after his team’s win against the Cubs on Sunday.

 

 

"Probably the big at-bat is Vidal's at-bat right there. He's really a tough guy to double up if he puts the ball in play but Graveman came back and made some big pitches, and then got Vidal to expand a little bit at the top of the zone." - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the White Sox on Saturday.

 

 

 

Tommy Edman (S) 2B

Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B

Nolan Arenado (R) 3B

Albert Pujols (R) DH

Juan Yepez (R) LF

Harrison Bader (R) CF

Yadier Molina (R) C

Edmundo Sosa (R) SS

Brendan Donovan (L) RF

 

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Manuel Margot (R) DH

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Brett Phillips (L) RF

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Paul Goldschmidt (.343)

Hits:  Paul Goldschmidt (70)

Home Runs:  Paul Goldschmidt (12)

RBI:  Nolan Arenado (47)

Stolen Bases:  Harrison Bader (14)

Wins:  Adam Wainwright (5)

Saves:  Giovanny Gallegos (8)

ERA:  Angel Rondon (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.303)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (53)

Home Runs:  Kevin Kiermaier (6)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (25)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (10)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (6)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

St Louis Cardinals: Oliver Marmol (1st season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)