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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Progressive Field.
Right hander Drew Rasmussen will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Rasmussen is 10-5 this season with a 2.62 ERA.
Starting this game for the Guardians will be Slade Cecconi. The right hander has a 4.41 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Guardians, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 3-0 winner as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Guardians at -115 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Guardians on August 26. Bettors who backed the Guardians at -115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 64-68 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland:
Team record: 65-65 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Washington Friday, August 29
Cleveland home to Seattle Friday, August 29