Rays vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to set your fantasy lineups and place your bets because we’ve got a perfectly matched showdown that’s sure to add some sizzle to your sports night! The Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates, both sitting with a 36-38 record, are about to clash at the stunning PNC Park. With the first pitch at 06:40 PM EST, this evening game under sunny skies promises nothing but excitement. Both teams are hungry for a climb up their respective conference ladders, with the Rays looking to slash their 13-game deficit and the Pirates aiming to cut through their 7.5-game lag. Fresh off narrow victories, the Rays and Pirates are bringing their A-game, and with the betting lines almost neck and neck, this matchup is anyone’s game. So, as the Rays hope to shine brighter and the Pirates aim to plunder the win, tonight’s game is set to be a thrilling battle of blades and bases!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 21, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 87.1° with 48% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-105	-115	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-118	-102	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-13	+13	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

143W-128L

54.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

127W-149L

45.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Under	-3.0
05/02/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-3.0
05/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Over	+1.0
05/03/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+1.0
05/04/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-3.0
05/04/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-3.0

Rays Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Ryan Pepiot

ERA 4.571 | IP 63.0 | 4.0W-4.0L | KO 72.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-15-24	@ATL	2-9L	4.7	6	5	4	Over
06-10-24	vsBAL	5-2L	6.0	9	4	9	Under
06-04-24	@MIA	9-5W	6.0	6	3	8	Over
05-29-24	vsOAK	3-4W	5.7	3	2	7	Under
05-22-24	vsBOS	8-5L	4.0	2	3	3	Over
05-05-24	vsNYM	6-7W	2.0	3	3	3	Over
04-29-24	@MIL	1-0W	6.0	2	0	7	Under
04-23-24	vsDET	4-2L	6.0	3	1	4	Under
04-18-24	vsLAA	1-2W	6.0	3	1	7	Under
04-13-24	vsSF	11-2L	5.0	5	4	6	Over

Luis Ortiz

ERA 2.512 | IP 43.0 | 3.0W-2.0L | KO 33.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-14-24	@COL	5-2W	5.0	7	1	3	Under
06-08-24	vsMIN	0-4W	4.3	3	0	3	Under
06-01-24	@TOR	8-1W	3.0	1	0	3	Over
05-29-24	@DET	0-8L	2.7	4	1	3	Under
05-24-24	vsATL	5-11W	1.7	1	2	1	Over
05-21-24	vsSF	6-7W	2.7	3	1	0	Over
05-15-24	@MIL	2-10L	2.0	2	1	5	Over
05-12-24	vsCHC	5-4L	2.0	0	0	1	Over
05-08-24	vsLAA	5-4L	1.0	2	1	0	Over
05-05-24	vsCOL	3-5W	1.7	0	0	0	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/22	vs MIN	7-6W	11	2	Over
06/21	vs MIN	3-2W	8	1	Under
06/20	vs MIN	6-7L	8	3	Over
06/18	vs ATL	8-6W	8	3	Over
06/17	vs ATL	2-9L	6	1	Over
06/16	vs ATL	3-7L	8	0	Over
06/15	@ CHC	3-2W	7	0	Under
06/14	@ CHC	3-4L	7	2	Under
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	Under
06/06	vs MIA	9-5W	12	1	Over

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/21	@ CIN	1-0W	3	1	Under
06/20	@ CIN	1-2L	4	1	Under
06/19	@ CIN	4-1W	8	0	Under
06/18	vs COL	8-2W	15	0	Over
06/17	vs COL	4-16L	11	2	Over
06/16	vs COL	5-2W	9	3	Under
06/15	vs STL	3-4L	7	0	Under
06/14	vs STL	2-4L	6	1	Under
06/13	vs STL	2-1W	3	0	Under
06/11	@ MIN	5-11L	10	0	Over
06/10	@ MIN	4-0W	10	1	Under
06/09	@ MIN	3-0W	4	2	Under
06/08	@ LAD	7-11L	14	2	Over
06/07	@ LAD	10-6W	9	0	Over
06/06	@ LAD	1-0W	4	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.1	10.4	0.264	0.368	0.361	0.730	0.300	0.017
#2 Brandon Lowe	8.8	11.9	0.220	0.431	0.367	0.798	0.322	0.046
#3 Isaac Paredes	8.9	11.7	0.287	0.473	0.422	0.895	0.359	0.043
#4 Josh Lowe	8.8	11.5	0.202	0.381	0.286	0.667	0.277	0.036
#5 Randy Arozarena	7.7	10.3	0.186	0.348	0.352	0.700	0.286	0.040
#6 Richie Palacios	6.6	8.6	0.233	0.333	0.383	0.717	0.292	0.022
#7 Jonny DeLuca	5.6	7.5	0.153	0.261	0.270	0.532	0.225	0.018
#8 Ben Rortvedt	6.3	8.2	0.252	0.321	0.412	0.733	0.298	0.008
#9 Jose Caballero	5.9	7.6	0.238	0.350	0.332	0.682	0.283	0.019

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	7.6	10.0	0.241	0.401	0.388	0.789	0.319	0.043
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.5	11.0	0.274	0.455	0.378	0.833	0.338	0.033
#3 Oneil Cruz	8.1	10.5	0.246	0.427	0.319	0.746	0.307	0.036
#4 Nick Gonzales	7.3	9.5	0.286	0.466	0.338	0.805	0.332	0.038
#5 Rowdy Tellez	6.9	8.9	0.238	0.327	0.321	0.649	0.270	0.012
#6 Ke’Bryan Hayes	6.7	8.6	0.238	0.321	0.347	0.668	0.277	0.016
#7 Connor Joe	6.2	8.2	0.246	0.405	0.362	0.767	0.314	0.030
#8 Jack Suwinski	6.8	9.0	0.174	0.308	0.302	0.610	0.253	0.035
#9 Yasmani Grandal	5.1	6.8	0.191	0.298	0.223	0.521	0.220	0.021

Rays Notable Injuries

Richard Lovelady OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/09/24. Impact: 0.7

Pirates Notable Injuries

Martin Perez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 3.8
Quinn Priester OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 3.2
Joey Bart OUT (C): Avg: 0.267 SLG:0.517 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 2.3
Ji Hwan Bae OUT (OF): Avg: 0.208 SLG:0.208 Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 1.8
Hunter Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/15/24. Impact: 0.8