Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/29/2022

Game Time: 12:10 pm ET, Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Brewers +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Brewers +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Brewers +110, Rays -135; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Milwaukee Brewers:  42-33 (1st place, NL Central)

Tampa Bay Rays:  40-32 (4th place, AL East)

 

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Milwaukee Brewers:  7-3 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Brewers enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 42-33 record overall and have a road record of 23-18. This is the series finale of a 2-game series with the Rays on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 13th in the MLB with a .717 OPS. Brandon Woodruff is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Eric Lauer will be making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 6-3 with a 3.89 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 2 homers, and 1 BB with 5 strikeouts on 6 hits through 6 innings played against the St. Louis Cardinals. 

 

The Rays are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 40-32 record overall and have a home record of 25-15. This is the 2nd game of a 2-game series with the Brewers on Wednesday with the 1st game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .674 OPS. Shane Baz is on the mound on Tuesday while Jeffrey Springs will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Wednesday. He is 3-2 with a 2.25 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 3 HRs, and 0 BB with 9 Ks on 7 hits through 6 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

The current betting odds for this game have not been listed yet but the Rays have been playing a lot better recently as they just swept their last series. They were playing the Pirates but they have still been playing better, scoring more runs in that series when their offense has been very bad and their pitching continued to be great as it has been all season. They have Springs starting here but it also does not matter as much for the Rays as they have a very good bullpen to back them up and most of their starters do not go very deep into games anyway. The Brewers have Lauer starting here and he has not been awful this season but he has had some very bad starts where he blew the game early and he is coming off of another bad start in his last where he allowed 5 runs. The Brewers have had a much better offense than the Rays this season but even their offense has not been great and with the Rays starting to hit the ball a lot better recently, pitching will be a big factor in this game. The Rays have the arms to stunt the Brewers offense here while Lauer will likely allow some runs and have his team trailing here once again. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Brewers Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 29, 2022 (12:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 5 Brewers 1.

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Milwaukee Brewers: 167-136 (-7.9 Units) ML in all games. 53-57 (-6.9 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 15-10 UNDER against left-handed starters.

Tampa Bay Rays: 192-126 (+36.2 Units) ML in all games. 103-54 (+23.8 Units) ML in home games. 22-16 UNDER in home games.

 

 

Milwaukee Brewers:  H. Renfroe (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf. K. Wong (2B) Prob Tues - Calf. A. Jackson (C) Out indefinitely - Finger.

Tampa Bay Rays:  M. Margot (CF) Late Aug - Knee. K. Kiermaier (CF) Out indefinitely - Hip. B. Lowe (2B) Early July - Back.

 

 

 

"It's a day where the offense really picked us up and gave us a great cushion. Rowdy had a big day but up and down the lineup a lot of guys did good things. They carried us today. They made pitchers' jobs much easier." - Craig Counsell after his team’s win against the Blue Jays on Sunday.

 

 

"The swim move where he tucked the left arm and reached around with the right. That was a pretty pivotal part of the game." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Pirates on Sunday.

 

 

 

Christian Yelich (L) DH

Willy Adames (R) SS

Rowdy Tellez (L) 1B

Andrew McCutchen (R) LF

Luis Urias (R) 2B

Omar Narvaez (L) C

Tyrone Taylor (R) RF

Jace Peterson (L) 3B

Jonathan Davis (R) CF

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) DH

Harold Ramirez (R) RF

Josh Lowe (L) CF

Isaac Paredes (R) 1B

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Pablo Reyes (.286)

Hits:  Christian Yelich (67)

Home Runs:  Willy Adames (15)

RBI:  Rowdy Tellez (45)

Stolen Bases:  Christian Yelich (11)

Wins:  Corbin Burnes (6)

Saves:  Josh Hader (22)

ERA:  Mike Brosseau (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.667)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (69)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (10)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (35)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (13)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (8)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

Milwaukee Brewers: Craig Counsell (8th season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)