St Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/07/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Cardinals +135, Rays -155; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Cardinals +140, Rays -160; 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 series opener of a 3-game series with the Rays on Tuesday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Adam Wainwright was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Dakota Hudson will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 4-2 with a 2.96 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits in 7 IP against the San Diego Padres. 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 series opener of a 3-game series with the Cardinals on Tuesday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Ryan Yarbrough was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Jeffrey Springs will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 2-2 with a 1.88 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 2 homers, and 1 BB with 7 strikeouts on 5 hits in 5 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 Rays are coming into this game off of 2 straight losses but they have been a very inconsistent team this season that does not put together too many wins in a row, but they also do not put together too many losses in a row either. They have not been hitting the ball well in their recent games but they have been pitching well and they have one of their better starters this season on the mound here in Springs. He has been pitching great all season and they are going up against a Cardinals team that had Hudson on the mound here. Hudson has also been good this season as well but they have not been winning a lot of games recently as a team. The Cardinals have also been very inconsistent this season and it is hard to see the Rays losing another series after they just lost one, especially when the Rays are at home here. They will be hungry to bounce back in this game and they have the better pitching staff overall to get this win. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Cardinals Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 4 Cardinals 1.

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St Louis Cardinals: 5-11 (-8.2 Units) ML after 2 or more consecutive wins. 12-7 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 7-3 UNDER after 5 or more consecutive road games.

Tampa Bay Rays: 183-117 (+37.2 Units) ML in all games. 96-52 (+18.3 Units) ML in home games. 9-3 UNDER after a game where the bullpen threw 6 or more innings. 

 

 

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

 

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Mike Zunino (R) C

Taylor Walls (S) SS

 

 

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)