Diamondbacks vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready to heat up your screens as the Arizona Diamondbacks slither into Tropicana Field, ready to strike against the Tampa Bay Rays in a showdown that’s sure to light up the scoreboard. With the Diamondbacks just a few games shy of the top spot in the National League and the Rays trying to claw their way up the American League, today’s battle at 01:40 PM EST is more than just a game—it’s a quest for conference supremacy. The stakes? High. The odds? Razor-thin with an over/under that’s teasing the tacticians among us. Fresh off their respective last dances where the Rays shone and the D-backs took a tumble, both teams are fired up under the sunny, breezy Floridian skies. So, as the Diamondbacks aim to rattle and the Rays look to shine, expect a clash that’s less about luck and more about legacy!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 18, 2024 01:40PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ESE at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 86.5° with 67% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	ARI ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-124	+104	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-118	-102	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+6	-206	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

126W-174L

54.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

187W-121L

45.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/16/24	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	4	Over	+1.5
08/16/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+1.5
08/17/24	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	1	Under	-0.5
08/17/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Under	-0.5
06/27/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+4.5
06/27/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	8	Over	+4.5
06/28/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-2.5
06/28/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	2	Under	-2.5
06/29/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Under	-0.5
06/29/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	1	Under	-0.5

Diamondbacks Vs Over/Under

Rays Vs Over/Under

Merrill Kelly

ERA 2.427 | IP 29.7 | 3.0W-0.0L | KO 23.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-11-24	vsPHI	5-12W	5.0	3	2	2	Over
04-15-24	vsCHC	3-2L	5.0	3	1	5	Under
04-09-24	@COL	3-2W	6.0	6	2	4	Under
04-03-24	vsNYY	6-5L	7.0	5	2	4	Over
03-29-24	vsCOL	3-7W	6.7	3	1	8	Over
09-30-23	vsHOU	1-0L	7.0	5	1	5	Under
09-25-23	@NYY	4-6L	5.0	4	2	5	Over
09-20-23	vsSF	1-7W	6.7	3	1	5	Over
09-14-23	@NYM	1-11L	5.0	6	7	7	Over
09-09-23	@CHC	3-2W	5.7	4	1	6	Under

Drew Rasmussen

ERA 5.4 | IP 5.0 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 6.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-10-24	vsBAL	7-5L	4.7	6	1	3	Over
08-04-24	@HOU	1-0W	4.3	2	0	5	Under
07-30-24	vsMIA	3-9W	2.3	1	1	3	Over
07-23-24	@TOR	4-2W	3.0	3	0	4	Under
05-30-24	vsOAK	5-6W	4.7	7	4	7	Over
05-24-24	vsKC	8-1L	5.0	11	8	4	Over
05-17-24	@TOR	4-3W	7.3	3	3	4	Under
05-12-24	vsNYY	10-6L	7.0	7	6	3	Over
05-06-24	vsCWS	2-8W	4.0	4	2	7	Over
04-30-24	@MIL	2-8L	4.0	6	3	3	Over
08-13-24	vsHOU	3-2L	2.0	2	0	3	Under
08-10-24	vsBAL	7-5L	1.0	4	3	0	Over
08-07-24	@STL	2-5L	2.0	0	0	3	Under
05-11-23	@NYY	8-2W	7.0	2	0	7	Over
05-06-23	vsNYY	3-2L	5.7	2	0	6	Under
04-30-23	@CWS	9-12L	5.0	9	3	3	Over
04-25-23	vsHOU	5-0L	4.7	9	5	5	Under
04-19-23	@CIN	8-0W	5.0	3	0	7	Over
04-14-23	@TOR	3-6L	4.3	8	5	4	Over
04-09-23	vsOAK	0-11W	7.0	1	0	8	Over

Diamondbacks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	vs TB	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/18	vs TB	4-5L	9	1	Over
08/16	@ COL	11-4W	9	1	Over
08/15	@ COL	4-3W	9	0	Under
08/14	@ COL	4-4L	8	0	Over
08/13	@ PHI	12-5W	18	1	Over
08/12	@ PHI	11-1W	15	4	Over
08/11	@ PHI	3-2W	9	2	Under
08/10	@ PHI	4-6L	11	2	Over
08/09	vs CLE	7-3W	7	3	Over
08/09	vs CLE	5-3W	8	3	Over
08/07	vs CLE	7-6W	10	3	Over
08/06	vs PIT	6-5W	9	2	Over
08/05	vs PIT	2-4L	6	0	Under
08/04	vs PIT	9-8W	11	5	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	@ ARI	6-1W	13	1	Under
08/18	@ ARI	5-4W	10	1	Over
08/16	@ HOU	1-2L	2	0	Under
08/15	@ HOU	2-3L	5	0	Under
08/14	@ HOU	1-6L	4	0	Under
08/13	@ BAL	2-1W	6	0	Under
08/12	@ BAL	5-7L	7	1	Over
08/11	@ BAL	1-4L	5	1	Under
08/10	vs STL	6-4W	12	1	Over
08/09	vs STL	2-5L	8	0	Under
08/08	vs STL	3-4L	6	1	Under
08/06	vs HOU	1-0W	6	0	Under
08/05	vs HOU	6-1W	13	3	Under
08/04	vs HOU	2-3L	5	1	Under
08/02	@ MIA	2-6L	7	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Arizona Diamondbacks	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Geraldo Perdomo	6.5	8.5	0.279	0.368	0.373	0.741	0.305	0.005
#2 Corbin Carroll	7.8	10.3	0.219	0.387	0.351	0.738	0.300	0.027
#3 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	8.3	10.7	0.269	0.411	0.324	0.735	0.305	0.032
#4 Josh Bell	6.7	8.8	0.242	0.419	0.339	0.758	0.311	0.040
#5 Jake McCarthy	7.1	9.1	0.310	0.452	0.429	0.881	0.354	0.020
#6 Randal Grichuk	6.7	8.7	0.271	0.432	0.365	0.797	0.326	0.021
#7 Eugenio Suarez	6.0	8.0	0.229	0.422	0.344	0.766	0.313	0.043
#8 Adrian Del Castillo	4.7	6.2	0.333	0.542	0.458	1.000	0.397	0.042
#9 Kevin Newman	5.4	6.9	0.290	0.394	0.344	0.739	0.305	0.008

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	7.8	10.0	0.275	0.399	0.361	0.761	0.312	0.022
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.3	9.7	0.252	0.496	0.380	0.876	0.353	0.056
#3 Jose Caballero	7.6	9.7	0.235	0.367	0.316	0.684	0.284	0.024
#4 Josh Lowe	7.7	10.0	0.244	0.423	0.333	0.756	0.310	0.033
#5 Junior Caminero	7.1	8.2	0.385	0.385	0.615	1.000	0.381	0.000
#6 Ben Rortvedt	5.2	6.8	0.253	0.344	0.389	0.733	0.299	0.014
#7 Jonny DeLuca	5.0	6.5	0.178	0.284	0.271	0.556	0.234	0.013
#8 Taylor Walls	5.6	7.2	0.183	0.252	0.359	0.611	0.252	0.000
#9 Kameron Misner	5.9	5.9	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Diamondbacks Notable Injuries

Christian Walker OUT (1B): Avg: 0.255 SLG:0.48 Last game: 07/31/24. Impact: 2.2
Gabriel Moreno OUT (C): Avg: 0.266 SLG:0.391 Last game: 08/07/24. Impact: 3.3
Bryce Jarvis OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 1.2

Rays Notable Injuries

Zack Littell OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 5.5
Richie Palacios OUT (2B/OF): Avg: 0.233 SLG:0.332 Last game: 08/02/24. Impact: 3.0