Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/24/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, July 24, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Royals +135; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Royals +135; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Royals +125; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  52-41 (2nd place, AL East)

Kansas City Royals:  36-57 (5th place, AL Central)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  7-3 last 10

Kansas City Royals:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 52-41 record overall and have a road record of 21-23. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Royals on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Their offense ranks 19th in the MLB with a .691 OPS.  Luis Patiño is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Jeffrey Springs is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 3-2 with a 2.53 ERA this season. His team won their last 6 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits through 4 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

 

The Royals enter this game on a 4 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 36-57 record overall and have a home record of 19-28. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .686 OPS. Brady Singer is on the mound on Saturday while there is no probable starting pitcher yet throwing the first pitch in this game on Sunday. 

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 have gone on a little run here and are starting to put a lot of wins together which they were not doing before. The Rays have been very inconsistent all season and have mainly been winning a lot of series to get to where they are right now, but now they have only lost 1 of their last 8 games and their offense has even been waking up in these games as they are scoring a lot more runs. The Royals have one of the worst records in the MLB as they are not a very good team and the Rays should be able to sweep a team like this with their pitching staff and the fact that their bats are scoring runs now. The Rays also have Springs starting here and he has been great this season. He will do enough to keep the Royals from scoring here and the bullpen will do the rest for the Rays. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, July 24, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 6 Royals 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 204-135 (+38.2 Units) ML in all games. 88-69 (+13.7 Units) ML in road games. JEFFREY SPRINGS is 8-4 UNDER in all games.

Kansas City Royals: 36-57 (-13 Units) ML in all games. 19-28 (-9.8 Units) ML in home games. 51-30 UNDER against left-handed starters.

 

 

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. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee. S. Perez (C) Late Aug - Thumb.

 

 

 

"It was nice to see that we picked up where we left off offensively. Yandy (Diaz) has been such a big part of our team in the first half and he's putting together a great season...We had a lot of good at bats." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Royals on Friday.

 

 

"We put up 12 hits but went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. We just were missing the big hit. I saw some good at-bats all the way around, but we couldn't get the ones right on top of each other to get a rally going." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Rays on Friday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) DH

Isaac Paredes (R) 1B

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Brett Phillips (L) CF

 

MJ Melendez (L) C

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Hunter Dozier (R) RF

Vinnie Pasquantino (L) DH

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

Nick Pratto (L) 1B

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Nicky Lopez (L) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.375)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (87)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (13)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (44)

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 (104)

Home Runs:  Bobby Witt (13)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (47)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (18)

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)