Rays vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive into a clash of the titans as the Tampa Bay Rays roll into Busch Stadium, ready to square off against the St. Louis Cardinals under a partly cloudy sky tonight at 07:15 PM EST! Both teams are hungry for a win, with the Rays looking to bounce back from yesterday’s stumble and the Cardinals aiming to keep their winning momentum going. With the Rays trailing in the American League and the Cardinals chasing closely in the National League, every pitch counts. The betting lines are buzzing, setting the stage at an over/under of 8.0, where the stakes and the swings will be high. So, as the winds whip across the field at a brisk 14.3 mph, let’s see if the Rays can ‘shine’ through the ‘Cardinal’ rule tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 08, 2024 07:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Partly Cloudy with winds from the WNW at 14.3 mph. Temperature is at 82.7° with 79% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+107	-128	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+100	-120	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-7	+8	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

153W-139L

50.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

162W-135L

50.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/06/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-1.0
08/06/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.0
08/07/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-1.0
08/07/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-1.0
08/08/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-2.0
08/08/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-2.0
08/09/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.0
08/09/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+2.0
08/10/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-1.0
08/10/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-1.0

Rays Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Shane Baz

ERA 3.6 | IP 25.0 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 24.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-02-24	@HOU	2-3L	5.3	6	2	5	Under
07-26-24	vsCIN	3-2L	6.0	2	2	7	Under
07-21-24	@NYY	6-4W	3.3	4	0	1	Over
07-11-24	vsNYY	4-5W	4.3	6	3	5	Over
07-05-24	@TEX	0-3L	6.0	7	3	6	Under
07-10-22	@CIN	0-3L	2.3	8	7	2	Under
07-03-22	@TOR	0-3L	6.0	7	1	7	Under
06-28-22	@MIL	0-3L	5.7	3	1	6	Under
06-22-22	@NYY	0-3L	4.7	4	1	6	Under
06-17-22	@BAL	0-3L	6.0	2	0	7	Under

Kyle Gibson

ERA 4.039 | IP 120.3 | 7.0W-4.0L | KO 109.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-03-24	@CHC	5-4W	7.0	5	4	7	Over
07-27-24	vsWAS	14-3L	5.0	6	2	0	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	2-3L	6.7	3	1	6	Under
07-13-24	vsCHC	4-5W	4.0	10	4	3	Over
07-07-24	@WAS	8-3W	5.0	9	3	8	Over
07-02-24	@PIT	7-4W	5.0	5	4	8	Over
06-26-24	vsATL	6-2L	4.0	4	4	4	Under
06-14-24	@CHC	3-0W	7.0	2	0	6	Under
06-08-24	vsCOL	6-5L	6.0	8	3	7	Over
06-03-24	@HOU	4-7L	5.7	5	3	8	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/09	vs STL	2-5L	8	0	Under
08/08	vs STL	3-4L	6	1	Under
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	Under
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

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/09	@ TB	5-2W	9	0	Under
08/08	@ TB	4-3W	8	2	Under
08/07	@ NYM	0-6L	6	0	Under
08/06	vs CHC	2-6L	4	1	Under
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

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.5	10.9	0.277	0.410	0.369	0.778	0.318	0.024
#2 Brandon Lowe	9.8	13.0	0.263	0.502	0.396	0.899	0.360	0.055
#3 Christopher Morel	7.8	10.4	0.190	0.356	0.351	0.707	0.289	0.047
#4 Josh Lowe	9.3	12.1	0.242	0.421	0.332	0.753	0.309	0.037
#5 Jose Siri	6.9	9.1	0.205	0.380	0.310	0.690	0.285	0.043
#6 Jose Caballero	6.8	8.7	0.231	0.353	0.317	0.670	0.279	0.022
#7 Ben Rortvedt	5.8	7.6	0.256	0.348	0.391	0.739	0.301	0.014
#8 Jonny DeLuca	5.1	6.6	0.186	0.304	0.289	0.593	0.248	0.015
#9 Taylor Walls	6.0	7.9	0.152	0.188	0.339	0.527	0.222	0.000

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.7	9.8	0.282	0.426	0.360	0.786	0.321	0.023
#2 Alec Burleson	7.3	9.5	0.273	0.449	0.330	0.779	0.322	0.047
#3 Willson Contreras	7.7	10.2	0.258	0.472	0.452	0.923	0.364	0.052
#4 Paul Goldschmidt	7.4	9.6	0.230	0.387	0.316	0.703	0.290	0.039
#5 Brendan Donovan	7.1	9.2	0.255	0.377	0.356	0.733	0.302	0.022
#6 Nolan Arenado	6.7	8.6	0.260	0.383	0.344	0.727	0.300	0.027
#7 Lars Nootbaar	6.8	8.9	0.233	0.386	0.367	0.753	0.306	0.033
#8 Tommy Pham	5.9	7.5	0.278	0.420	0.369	0.790	0.322	0.024
#9 Nolan Gorman	5.8	7.7	0.204	0.413	0.307	0.720	0.296	0.056

Rays Notable Injuries

Ryan Pepiot OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/11/24. Impact: 6.0
Richie Palacios OUT (2B/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: 2.7