Rays vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to watch sparks fly at Progressive Field as the Tampa Bay Rays roll into Cleveland, ready to clash with the Guardians in a showdown that’s heating up the American League standings. With the Rays trying to slash their 11.5-game deficit and the Guardians holding the fort at the top of their game, tonight’s 06:10 PM EST start promises all the drama. The betting lines are buzzing, pegged at an over/under of 8.5, making every pitch count in this sunny, breezy evening game. While the Rays are riding high from yesterday’s victory, the Guardians are hungry to turn the tables and shield their lead. Will the Guardians guard their turf, or will the Rays beam their way to another win? Let’s find out if the Guardians can keep their stronghold or if the Rays will shine through in Cleveland tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 14, 2024 06:10PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Sunny with winds from the E at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 82.0° with 46% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+112	-134	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+122	-145	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+10	-11	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

162W-149L

45.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

169W-138L

55.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/12/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-6.5
07/12/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-6.5
07/13/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Under	-2.5
07/13/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-2.5
07/14/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-6.5
07/14/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-6.5
09/12/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Under	-1.5
09/12/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-1.5
09/13/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-4.5
09/13/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Under	-4.5
08/11/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+8.5
08/11/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+8.5
08/12/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Over	+2.5
08/12/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+2.5
08/13/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	9	Over	+2.5
08/13/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Over	+2.5
09/01/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-3.5
09/01/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-3.5
09/02/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+4.5
09/02/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	7	Over	+4.5
09/03/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Under	-0.5
09/03/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-0.5

Rays Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Drew Rasmussen

ERA 2.793 | IP 19.3 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 22.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-09-24	@PHI	1-2L	4.3	1	1	1	Under
09-04-24	vsMIN	4-9W	3.7	9	4	2	Over
08-28-24	@SEA	2-6L	4.3	5	5	4	Push
08-23-24	@LAD	3-7L	4.3	5	3	1	Over
08-18-24	vsARI	7-8W	5.7	5	3	5	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
09-11-24	@PHI	2-3L	1.7	2	1	1	Under
09-07-24	@BAL	7-1W	1.7	0	0	2	Push
09-03-24	vsMIN	1-2W	2.0	0	0	3	Under
08-31-24	vsSD	4-11W	2.0	4	2	0	Over
08-28-24	@SEA	2-6L	2.0	2	1	2	Push
08-25-24	@LAD	1-3L	2.0	1	0	3	Under
08-21-24	@OAK	4-2W	1.0	1	0	3	Under
08-18-24	vsARI	7-8W	2.0	0	0	2	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

Joey Cantillo

ERA 5.961 | IP 25.7 | 1.0W-3.0L | KO 25.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-09-24	@CWS	5-3W	7.0	2	1	10	Push
08-26-24	vsKC	4-3L	1.7	0	0	1	Under
08-21-24	@NYY	1-8L	4.0	6	7	5	Over
08-09-24	@MIN	2-4L	5.7	5	3	2	Under
08-03-24	vsBAL	7-4L	4.0	6	3	4	Over
07-28-24	@PHI	4-3W	3.3	4	3	3	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/15	vs CLE	3-1W	8	2	Under
09/14	vs CLE	5-2W	10	1	Under
09/13	vs PHI	2-3L	5	1	Under
09/12	vs PHI	4-9L	13	0	Over
09/11	vs PHI	1-2L	8	1	Under
09/10	vs BAL	2-0W	8	1	Under
09/09	vs BAL	7-1W	12	2	Push
09/08	vs BAL	0-2L	3	0	Under
09/07	@ MIN	3-4L	8	0	Under
09/06	@ MIN	9-4W	9	1	Over
09/05	@ MIN	2-1W	6	0	Under
09/04	@ MIN	4-5L	10	1	Over
09/03	@ SD	3-4L	4	0	Under
09/02	@ SD	11-4W	13	1	Over
09/01	@ SD	5-13L	10	1	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/15	@ TB	1-3L	4	0	Under
09/14	@ TB	2-5L	5	0	Under
09/13	vs CWS	6-4W	10	1	Over
09/12	vs CWS	5-0W	11	1	Under
09/11	vs CWS	5-3W	8	2	Push
09/10	vs LAD	0-4L	6	0	Under
09/09	vs LAD	2-7L	7	1	Over
09/08	vs LAD	3-1W	5	2	Under
09/06	vs KC	1-4L	7	0	Under
09/05	vs KC	7-1W	10	1	Push
09/04	vs KC	4-2W	9	2	Under
09/03	@ PIT	6-1W	13	4	Under
09/02	@ PIT	0-3L	2	0	Under
09/01	@ PIT	10-8W	16	2	Over
08/30	@ KC	7-5W	13	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.8	11.3	0.286	0.423	0.377	0.800	0.326	0.027
#2 Dylan Carlson	7.3	9.6	0.199	0.273	0.315	0.588	0.247	0.014
#3 Brandon Lowe	8.7	11.6	0.244	0.476	0.360	0.835	0.339	0.052
#4 Junior Caminero	7.6	9.8	0.239	0.363	0.345	0.708	0.291	0.027
#5 Jonny DeLuca	6.5	8.3	0.215	0.341	0.301	0.642	0.267	0.020
#6 Jose Caballero	7.1	9.1	0.232	0.362	0.315	0.677	0.282	0.022
#7 Taylor Walls	6.1	7.9	0.184	0.247	0.342	0.589	0.245	0.005
#8 Jose Siri	5.8	7.6	0.187	0.360	0.288	0.648	0.269	0.043
#9 Ben Rortvedt	4.7	6.1	0.232	0.315	0.363	0.678	0.279	0.011

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	7.6	9.7	0.291	0.421	0.409	0.830	0.335	0.028
#2 Andres Gimenez	7.6	9.7	0.246	0.333	0.321	0.654	0.273	0.015
#3 Jose Ramirez	7.8	10.3	0.269	0.512	0.359	0.871	0.354	0.060
#4 Josh Naylor	7.5	10.1	0.241	0.456	0.360	0.816	0.331	0.057
#5 Lane Thomas	8.0	10.5	0.242	0.393	0.355	0.749	0.306	0.026
#6 Kyle Manzardo	6.7	8.5	0.226	0.383	0.278	0.661	0.277	0.017
#7 Jhonkensy Noel	6.3	8.4	0.237	0.545	0.346	0.891	0.361	0.083
#8 Bo Naylor	5.1	6.7	0.208	0.366	0.297	0.662	0.274	0.038
#9 Brayan Rocchio	5.0	6.6	0.210	0.323	0.349	0.671	0.277	0.023

Rays Notable Injuries

Jeffrey Springs OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 7.6
Pete Fairbanks OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 1.0
Colin Poche OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 0.6