Rays vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Hey, sports fans! Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Tampa Bay Rays slide into Busch Stadium to clash with the St. Louis Cardinals tonight at 07:45 PM EST. Both teams are neck-and-neck in their respective conferences, with the Rays trying to catch some serious waves in the American League and the Cardinals looking to soar in the National. With the betting lines drawn and an over/under that promises a tight squeeze at 7.5, tonight’s matchup is anything but predictable. The Rays are riding the high from a nail-biter win against Houston, while the Cards are itching to bounce back from a tough shutout loss to the Mets. Add in some drizzly, breezy weather, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a game that’s bound to be electrifying. So, as the Rays aim to make a splash and the Cardinals look to fly high, let’s see which team can weather the storm and come out on top!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 06, 2024 07:45PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Patchy light drizzle with winds from the NW at 15.4 mph. Temperature is at 81.6° with 80% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+121	-144	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+128	-153	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+7	-9	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

153W-137L

43.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

160W-135L

56.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/08/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-1.5
08/08/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-1.5
08/09/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.5
08/09/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+2.5
08/10/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-0.5
08/10/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-0.5

Rays Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Jeffrey Springs

ERA 4.909 | IP 3.7 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 3.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-30-24	vsMIA	3-9W	3.7	6	2	3	Over
04-13-23	vsBOS	3-9W	3.0	1	1	5	Over
04-08-23	vsOAK	0-11W	7.0	3	0	7	Over
04-02-23	vsDET	1-5W	6.0	0	0	12	Under
10-04-22	vsBOS	1-5W	3.0	2	1	3	Under
09-29-22	vsCLE	1-5W	6.0	3	0	5	Under
09-23-22	vsTOR	1-5W	5.0	6	4	6	Under
09-18-22	vsTEX	1-5W	5.7	6	3	6	Under
09-13-22	vsTOR	1-5W	6.0	3	0	5	Under
09-07-22	vsBOS	1-5W	3.0	1	0	2	Under

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.716 | IP 118.7 | 10.0W-6.0L | KO 147.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-01-24	@CHC	4-5L	7.0	5	2	9	Over
07-26-24	vsWAS	10-8L	5.0	7	5	7	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	9-5W	7.0	8	5	10	Over
07-12-24	vsCHC	5-1L	7.0	9	3	6	Under
07-05-24	@WAS	7-6W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
06-29-24	vsCIN	9-4L	4.3	7	6	6	Over
06-23-24	vsSF	3-5W	7.0	1	1	8	Over
06-17-24	@MIA	7-6W	7.7	5	2	4	Over
06-12-24	vsPIT	2-4W	7.0	4	1	9	Under
06-06-24	vsCOL	3-2L	4.7	2	3	5	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
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
08/01	@ MIA	9-3W	11	1	Over
07/30	@ CIN	1-1L	3	0	Under
07/29	@ CIN	4-0W	8	2	Under
07/28	@ CIN	2-3L	7	0	Under
07/27	vs TOR	13-0W	16	1	Over
07/26	vs TOR	3-6L	4	0	Over
07/25	vs TOR	4-2W	4	1	Under
07/24	vs NYY	1-9L	3	1	Over
07/23	vs NYY	6-4W	7	4	Over
07/22	vs NYY	9-1W	11	4	Over
07/21	vs NYY	1-6L	7	1	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/07	@ NYM	0-6L	6	0	Under
08/06	vs CHC	2-6L	4	1	Over
08/05	vs CHC	5-4W	9	1	Over
08/04	vs CHC	3-6L	4	0	Over
08/03	vs CHC	4-5L	12	2	Over
08/02	@ TEX	10-1W	14	0	Over
08/01	@ TEX	8-1W	9	2	Over
07/31	@ TEX	3-6L	7	1	Over
07/30	@ WAS	4-3W	7	2	Under
07/29	@ WAS	3-14L	8	1	Over
07/28	@ WAS	8-10L	11	3	Over
07/26	vs PIT	0-5L	6	0	Under
07/25	vs PIT	2-1W	4	1	Under
07/24	vs PIT	1-2L	7	1	Under
07/23	vs ATL	6-2W	9	4	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	6.9	8.9	0.279	0.414	0.368	0.782	0.320	0.025
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.4	9.8	0.269	0.505	0.409	0.913	0.365	0.053
#3 Christopher Morel	7.1	9.5	0.194	0.364	0.356	0.720	0.293	0.049
#4 Josh Lowe	7.9	10.2	0.239	0.418	0.326	0.745	0.306	0.038
#5 Jose Caballero	6.3	8.1	0.230	0.354	0.318	0.672	0.279	0.023
#6 Ben Rortvedt	5.6	7.3	0.259	0.353	0.398	0.751	0.305	0.015
#7 Jose Siri	5.4	7.1	0.199	0.378	0.304	0.682	0.283	0.044
#8 Taylor Walls	5.4	7.1	0.157	0.194	0.352	0.546	0.229	0.000
#9 Dylan Carlson	5.4	7.2	0.202	0.271	0.318	0.589	0.248	0.008

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.2	9.1	0.279	0.419	0.353	0.772	0.316	0.023
#2 Tommy Pham	7.7	9.8	0.275	0.405	0.368	0.773	0.316	0.021
#3 Willson Contreras	7.6	10.1	0.257	0.477	0.452	0.929	0.366	0.054
#4 Paul Goldschmidt	7.9	10.2	0.232	0.390	0.316	0.705	0.291	0.039
#5 Nolan Arenado	7.3	9.5	0.258	0.381	0.343	0.724	0.299	0.028
#6 Alec Burleson	5.4	7.1	0.272	0.450	0.331	0.780	0.322	0.048
#7 Brendan Donovan	5.5	7.1	0.257	0.381	0.359	0.740	0.305	0.022
#8 Pedro Pages	5.2	6.7	0.222	0.325	0.299	0.624	0.259	0.017
#9 Victor Scott II	4.4	5.9	0.081	0.129	0.145	0.274	0.125	0.000

Rays Notable Injuries

Ryan Pepiot OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/11/24. Impact: 6.0
Richie Palacios OUT (OF): Avg: 0.233 SLG:0.332 Last game: 08/02/24. Impact: 3.0

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8