Cubs vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready for a showdown that’s as balanced as a seesaw at Tropicana Field tonight, folks! The Chicago Cubs are squaring off against the Tampa Bay Rays at 06:50 PM EST, and both teams are sitting at a tantalizing 32-35, looking to claw their way up their respective conference ladders. With the Cubs 7 games behind in the NL and the Rays 15 in the AL, every pitch counts in this matchup. The betting gods have set the stakes with an over/under of 8.0, and the odds slightly in favor of the home team. Coming off a head-to-head where the Rays took the W in a 5-2 victory just yesterday, the Cubs are hungry for redemption under the clear skies and gentle breezes of a perfect baseball evening. So, as the Cubs try to claw back and the Rays aim to shine brighter, tonight’s game promises to be a grand slam of strategic plays and thrilling swings!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 12, 2024 06:50PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 63.1° with 63% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CHC ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+101	-121	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-108	-112	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-209	+9	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

120W-156L

51.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

173W-109L

48.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/11/24	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Under	-1.0
06/11/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Under	-1.0
05/29/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	0	Under	-7.0
05/29/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	1	Under	-7.0
05/30/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Under	-5.0
05/30/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	2	Under	-5.0
05/31/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-1.0
05/31/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	3	Under	-1.0

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Rays Vs Over/Under

Javier Assad

ERA 2.739 | IP 69.0 | 4.0W-2.0L | KO 68.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-06-24	@CIN	4-8L	5.7	7	5	7	Over
05-31-24	vsCIN	5-4L	5.3	5	2	7	Over
05-26-24	@STL	3-4L	5.0	5	4	8	Under
05-21-24	vsATL	3-4W	4.7	4	3	4	Under
05-15-24	@ATL	7-1W	6.0	4	0	7	Push
05-10-24	@PIT	7-2W	4.3	4	2	4	Over
05-05-24	vsMIL	0-5W	6.0	4	0	4	Under
04-30-24	@NYM	2-4L	5.0	5	1	1	Under
04-25-24	vsHOU	1-3W	5.7	4	1	5	Under
04-20-24	vsMIA	3-2L	4.7	3	1	3	Under

Aaron Civale

ERA 5.507 | IP 67.0 | 2.0W-5.0L | KO 68.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-07-24	vsBAL	6-3L	5.0	7	4	8	Over
05-31-24	@BAL	1-3L	5.3	6	1	3	Under
05-25-24	vsKC	7-4L	5.0	4	2	5	Over
05-19-24	@TOR	2-5L	5.3	6	5	3	Under
05-14-24	@BOS	4-5L	5.0	5	3	6	Over
05-08-24	vsCWS	4-1L	4.7	5	2	4	Under
05-03-24	vsNYM	8-10W	4.7	6	7	5	Over
04-27-24	@CWS	7-8L	4.3	8	6	3	Over
04-21-24	@NYY	4-5L	4.7	8	5	5	Over
04-16-24	vsLAA	6-7W	6.0	5	3	8	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	vs TB	2-5L	10	1	Under
06/11	vs CIN	4-2W	11	0	Under
06/10	vs CIN	3-4L	10	0	Under
06/09	vs CIN	2-3L	6	1	Under
06/08	vs CIN	4-8L	5	2	Over
06/07	@ CWS	6-6L	8	1	Over
06/06	@ CWS	7-6W	8	2	Over
06/04	@ CIN	2-5L	8	0	Under
06/03	@ CIN	7-5W	6	2	Over
06/02	@ CIN	4-5L	8	1	Over
06/01	vs MIL	4-6L	9	3	Over
05/31	vs MIL	6-10L	9	1	Over
05/30	vs MIL	6-3W	9	1	Over
05/29	vs MIL	1-5L	5	0	Under
05/28	vs STL	3-4L	8	2	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	@ CHC	5-2W	8	1	Under
06/12	@ BAL	2-5L	5	1	Under
06/11	@ BAL	2-9L	6	0	Over
06/10	@ BAL	0-5L	2	0	Under
06/09	@ BAL	3-6L	9	1	Over
06/07	vs MIA	5-3W	8	0	Push
06/06	vs MIA	9-5W	12	1	Over
06/04	vs BAL	4-3W	13	1	Under
06/03	vs BAL	5-9L	10	0	Over
06/02	vs BAL	1-3L	5	0	Under
06/01	@ OAK	6-5W	6	3	Over
05/31	@ OAK	4-3W	9	0	Under
05/30	@ OAK	0-3L	3	0	Under
05/28	@ KC	4-1W	6	0	Under
05/27	@ KC	4-7L	7	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Mike Tauchman	7.0	9.2	0.255	0.387	41.7%	80.4%	2.5%
#2 Seiya Suzuki	8.7	11.4	0.264	0.454	36.2%	81.6%	4.3%
#3 Cody Bellinger	7.9	10.2	0.264	0.443	35.4%	79.7%	3.8%
#4 Christopher Morel	8.2	11.1	0.208	0.403	37.7%	77.9%	5.6%
#5 Ian Happ	7.3	9.8	0.213	0.364	37.3%	73.8%	2.7%
#6 Nico Hoerner	6.6	8.6	0.248	0.348	39.0%	73.8%	1.0%
#7 Dansby Swanson	6.7	8.7	0.226	0.372	33.2%	70.4%	3.0%
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	5.6	7.1	0.22	0.305	29.3%	59.8%	1.2%
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.3	6.9	0.194	0.284	29.1%	57.5%	1.5%

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.3	10.7	0.258	0.358	36.5%	72.3%	1.5%
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.5	10.3	0.205	0.398	36.1%	75.9%	3.6%
#3 Isaac Paredes	8.8	11.5	0.287	0.474	42.2%	89.6%	4.3%
#4 Josh Lowe	8.7	11.2	0.203	0.375	29.7%	67.2%	3.1%
#5 Randy Arozarena	7.5	10.0	0.175	0.319	32.8%	64.6%	3.5%
#6 Richie Palacios	6.3	8.2	0.245	0.35	38.7%	73.6%	2.5%
#7 Jose Siri	6.4	8.5	0.184	0.337	30.1%	63.8%	3.7%
#8 Taylor Walls	5.6	7.1	0.167	0.25	25.0%	50.0%	0.0%
#9 Alex Jackson	4.4	6.2	0.061	0.143	10.2%	24.5%	2.0%

Cubs Notable Injuries

Ben Brown OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/10/24. Impact: 5.5
Adbert Alzolay OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/14/24. Impact: 0.4