Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/22/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, July 22, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -105, Royals -115; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -105, Royals -115; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -105, Royals -115; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  51-41 (2nd place, AL East)

Kansas City Royals:  36-56 (5th place, AL Central)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

Kansas City Royals:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays won 6 of their last 7 games and enter this game off of a win. They won their last series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 51-41 record overall and have a road record of 20-23. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Royals on Friday. Their offense ranks 19th in the MLB with a .691 OPS. Corey Kluber was their starting pitcher on Sunday while Drew Rasmussen is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 5-3 with a 3.22 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 4 hits through 6 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

 

The Royals enter this game on a 3 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 36-56 record overall and have a home record of 19-27. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Friday. Their offense ranks 23rd in the MLB with a .686 OPS. Kris Bubic was on the mound on Sunday while Zack Greinke will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Friday. He is 3-6 with a 4.64 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 8 hits through 4 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. The Rays have been playing very well in their recent games as they keep on winning their games now. They swept the Red Sox in a 4-game series last week and followed that up with a series win against the hot Orioles. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and will be looking to keep that pace up in the 2nd half of the season and come out with a strong start here. They are getting a Royals team that will be well rested after a long break with the All-Star game and a series in Toronto where they had to leave a lot of players behind, but the Rays are still the better team by far. Their pitching has been very good all season and has been getting better recently while the Royals have been allowing a lot of runs in their games recently. The Rays have also been heating up with their bats and their offense has been scoring a lot more runs in their games as well. This pitching staff is not great for the Royals and the Rays will likely score runs on them here while the pitching for the Rays will be lights out as it has been shutting down some good lineups recently. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, July 22, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 4 Royals 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: Will be posted by 12:00am EST, 07/22/2022.

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Tampa Bay Rays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) Early Sept - Hip. M. Zunino (C) Mid Aug - Shoulder. W. Franco (SS) Early Sept - Wrist.

Kansas City Royals:  M. Taylor (CF) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. W. Merrifield (2B) Out indefinitely - Toe. S. Perez (C) Late Aug - Thumb.

 

 

 

"You feel for Harold. He cares a lot. He's just really frustrated. ... Might have been putting together his best season. Hopefully he's a quick healer." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Orioles on Sunday.

 

 

"Errors happen to the very best players, and he does a great job of letting them go and getting ready for the next one." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays on Sunday.

 

 

 

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Harold Ramirez (R) 1B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Brandon Lowe (L) DH

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Brett Phillips (L) CF

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Yu Chang (R) 2B

 

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Vinnie Pasquantino (L) DH

Edward Olivares (R) LF

Ryan O'Hearn (L) RF

Nate Eaton (R) CF

Nick Pratto (L) 1B

Michael Massey (L) 3B

Freddy Fermin (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.375)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (86)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (13)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (43)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (19)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (10)

Saves:  Colin Poche (6)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Michael Massey (.375)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (102)

Home Runs:  Bobby Witt (13)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (47)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (17)

Wins:  Brad Keller (5)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (16)

ERA:  Angel Zerpa (1.29)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)