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The Tampa Bay Rays (85-69) will look to Wander Franco, who is currently on a 13-game hitting streak, when they square off against the Cleveland Guardians (86-68). The Guardians are the moneyline favorite (-124) in this contest with the Rays (+104), which starts at 6:10 PM ET on Wednesday at Progressive Field. Triston McKenzie starts for Cleveland while Tampa Bay will counter with Tyler Glasnow.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Rays
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Stadium: Progressive Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Guardians | -124 | 6.5 |
Guardians Stats & Trends
Guardians Batting
- The Guardians have hit 122 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
- The Guardians have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.253).
- The Guardians’ .315 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.
- The Guardians strike out 6.8 times per game, the fewest Ks in baseball.
- The Guardians have hit 45 home runs at home this season (0.6 per game).
- The Guardians are slugging .364 with 2.4 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .251 at home this season.
Guardians Key Batters
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in total hits (158) this season while batting .276 with 75 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualified hitters in baseball, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 33rd, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is 12th in slugging.
- Steven Kwan has 161 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .376.
- Kwan’s batting average ranks 13th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 10th, and his slugging percentage 94th.
- Kwan has picked up at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .364 with a triple, a home run, two walks and seven RBI.
- Amed Rosario has an OPS of .718, fueled by an OBP of .312 and a team-best slugging percentage of .406 this season.
- Andres Gimenez is batting .303 with a .375 OBP and 68 RBI for Cleveland this season.
- Gimenez has safely hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .353 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three walks and six RBI.
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays’ 134 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
- The Rays rank 15th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
- The Rays have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).
- The Rays rank 19th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 73 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .374 in 73 road games this season.
- In 73 road games this season, they have a batting average of .242 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.
Rays Key Batters
- Randy Arozarena has accumulated 152 hits with a .457 slugging percentage, both team-high numbers for the Rays.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Arozarena’s batting average puts him 44th, his on-base percentage ranks 58th, and he is 43rd in slugging.
- Yandy Diaz paces his team with a .398 OBP.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Diaz ranks 18th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and 75th in slugging percentage.
- Harold Ramirez is batting .314 with 24 doubles, six home runs and 19 walks.
- Isaac Paredes is batting .215 with 16 doubles, 20 home runs and 39 walks.
Guardians vs. Rays Probable Pitchers
| McKenzie | Glasnow | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | GS | 0 |
| 11-11 | W-L | 0-0 |
| 3.04 | ERA | – |
| 180.1 | IP | 0 |
| 43 | BB | 0 |
| 180 | SO | 0 |
