Rays vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to set your fantasy lineups as the Tampa Bay Rays sail into PNC Park, squaring off against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a showdown that’s as evenly matched as they come! Both teams are sitting at a tantalizing 37-39, making today’s game a pivotal point in their season narratives. With the first pitch at 01:35 PM EST, the stakes are high and the odds intriguing, as the Rays try to claw back from a recent narrow defeat. Meanwhile, the Pirates aim to keep their ship steady and build on their latest victory against these very same Rays. The weather’s playing ball too, albeit with a slight drizzle and a breeze that could send a few curveballs flying. With the over/under teasing at 8 runs, who will navigate the storm to victory? It’s time to find out if the Rays can truly ‘shine’ or if the Pirates will ‘plunder’ another win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 23, 2024 01:35PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Light rain with winds from the WSW at 15.0 mph. Temperature is at 77.2° with 85% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+134	-160	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-2500	+1000	4.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-2634	+1160	-3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

144W-129L

96.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

128W-150L

3.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/21/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	10	Over	+5.0
06/21/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Over	+5.0
06/22/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-1.0
06/22/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-1.0
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

Aaron Civale

ERA 5.424 | IP 76.3 | 2.0W-5.0L | KO 79.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-18-24	@MIN	6-7L	3.7	7	4	5	Over
06-12-24	vsCHC	4-3L	5.7	5	1	6	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	Over
05-14-24	@BOS	4-5L	5.0	5	3	6	Over
05-08-24	vsCWS	4-1L	4.7	5	2	4	Over
05-03-24	vsNYM	8-10W	4.7	6	7	5	Over
04-27-24	@CWS	7-8L	4.3	8	6	3	Over

Paul Skenes

ERA 2.288 | IP 39.3 | 4.0W-0.0L | KO 53.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-17-24	vsCIN	1-4W	6.0	6	1	7	Over
06-11-24	@STL	2-1W	6.3	5	0	8	Under
06-05-24	vsLAD	6-10W	5.0	6	3	8	Over
05-29-24	@DET	10-2W	6.0	3	2	9	Over
05-23-24	vsSF	7-6L	6.0	6	1	3	Over
05-17-24	@CHC	9-3W	6.0	0	0	11	Over
05-11-24	vsCHC	9-10W	4.0	6	3	7	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/24	vs PIT	3-4L	5	0	Over
06/23	vs PIT	10-3W	17	3	Over
06/22	vs MIN	7-6W	11	2	Over
06/21	vs MIN	3-2W	8	1	Over
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	Over
06/14	@ CHC	3-4L	7	2	Over
06/13	@ CHC	5-2W	8	1	Over
06/12	@ BAL	2-5L	5	1	Over
06/11	@ BAL	2-9L	6	0	Over
06/10	@ BAL	0-5L	2	0	Over
06/09	@ BAL	3-6L	9	1	Over

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/24	@ TB	4-3W	5	1	Over
06/23	@ TB	3-10L	5	1	Over
06/21	@ CIN	1-0W	3	1	Under
06/20	@ CIN	1-2L	4	1	Under
06/19	@ CIN	4-1W	8	0	Over
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	Over
06/15	vs STL	3-4L	7	0	Over
06/14	vs STL	2-4L	6	1	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	7.2	9.2	0.265	0.369	0.359	0.729	0.299	0.016
#2 Josh Lowe	7.1	9.4	0.220	0.451	0.319	0.769	0.315	0.055
#3 Randy Arozarena	7.3	9.7	0.188	0.350	0.358	0.708	0.289	0.038
#4 Isaac Paredes	6.7	8.7	0.283	0.464	0.419	0.883	0.354	0.042
#5 Richie Palacios	4.9	6.4	0.237	0.333	0.382	0.715	0.292	0.022
#6 Jose Siri	6.2	8.2	0.210	0.400	0.320	0.720	0.297	0.045
#7 Jonny DeLuca	4.9	6.6	0.153	0.261	0.279	0.541	0.228	0.018
#8 Taylor Walls	4.7	6.3	0.103	0.138	0.276	0.414	0.182	0.000
#9 Alex Jackson	4.1	5.7	0.086	0.172	0.190	0.362	0.159	0.017

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ke’Bryan Hayes	7.5	9.7	0.235	0.315	0.340	0.655	0.272	0.015
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.3	10.8	0.275	0.461	0.379	0.840	0.341	0.036
#3 Oneil Cruz	8.7	11.3	0.243	0.431	0.318	0.749	0.308	0.039
#4 Rowdy Tellez	7.2	9.3	0.236	0.322	0.322	0.644	0.268	0.011
#5 Edward Olivares	6.4	8.5	0.224	0.357	0.329	0.685	0.283	0.035
#6 Jared Triolo	6.0	7.8	0.212	0.279	0.327	0.606	0.252	0.014
#7 Jack Suwinski	6.7	9.0	0.173	0.307	0.296	0.603	0.251	0.034
#8 Yasmani Grandal	5.4	7.1	0.189	0.295	0.242	0.537	0.227	0.021
#9 Michael A. Taylor	5.6	7.2	0.195	0.255	0.268	0.523	0.221	0.007

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