TAMPA BAY vs. CLEVELAND 8/31/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

The TAMPA BAY and the CLEVELAND will both be gunning for a victory on 8/31/2018 at 7:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: Tampa Bay Rays (71-62) at Cleveland Indians (76-57)
DATE/TIME: Friday, August 31 – 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

ROT TEAM PS OU RL
917 TAMPA BAY 7.5 (-225)
(-215)
8 (-110) 195
-215
918 CLEVELAND

TV: 7:10 PM
LINE: -215
PREDICTION: CLEVELAND , TAMPA BAY

Oddsmakers currently have the CLEVELAND listed as -215 point favorites versus the TAMPA BAY, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.5.

Tommy Pham is beginning to flaunt some power after a slow start with his new team and hopes to continue the surge when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians for the opener of a three-game set Friday night. Pham is 11-for-23 with a pair of homers and five RBIs in his last five games after going 2-for-22 in his first seven contests with the Rays following a trade deadline deal with St. Louis.

Tampa Bay has won nine of its last 10 games to sit on the fringe of the AL wild-card race, producing 37 runs over the past five contests, and manager Kevin Cash told reporters: “We’re getting a lot of contributions, a lot of good at-bats.” It will be difficult to continue that type of offense in the series opener as the Indians send two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber to the mound against Rays fireballer Tyler Glasnow. Cleveland took the rubber match of a three-game set against Minnesota on Thursday afternoon 5-3, improving to 41-25 at home, and has won four consecutive season series against Tampa Bay (4-3 in 2017). Jason Kipnis is beginning to turn around a rough season while going 9-for-15 with two homers and seven RBIs over the last four games for the Indians, and is batting .318 with 15 RBIs in 30 career contests versus the Rays.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Sun (Tampa Bay), SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Tyler Glasnow (1-3, 4.18 ERA) vs. Indians RH Corey Kluber (16-7, 2.91)

Glasnow has yet to win in his first five outings since coming over from Pittsburgh at the trade deadline but has a 3.80 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 23 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old California native gave up three runs on five hits and three walks across five innings against Kansas City in a no-decision last Thursday. Glasnow faces Cleveland for the first time and is 1-2 with a 5.85 ERA on the road overall this season.

Kluber had an uncharacteristic outing against one of the major league’s worst offenses last Saturday, yielding five runs over 5 1/3 innings in a setback at Kansas City. The 32-year-old Alabama native had won his previous four decisions over five starts, posting a 2.21 ERA in that stretch. C.J. Cron is 3-for-5 with two doubles versus Kluber, who is 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA in eight career contests against Tampa Bay.

WALK-OFFS

1. Cleveland C Yan Gomes, who was rested Thursday, is 11-for-23 with a homer during a six-game hitting streak.

2. Tampa Bay 2B/OF Brandon Lowe is 10-for-28 with a homer and eight RBIs in his last 10 games after starting his major-league career 0-for-19.

3. Indians LF Michael Brantley has recorded multiple hits in seven of his last games, going 15-for-43 in that stretch.

PREDICTION: Indians 5, Rays 2

STATS AND RECORDS

TEAM COMPARISON

W/L Strk Home Away East Central West IL
Tampa Bay 71-62 W1 41-24 30-38 31-28 17-9 16-12 7-13
Cleveland 76-57 W1 41-25 35-32 10-11 40-20 14-18 12-8

LAST MEETING

Tampa Bay Cleveland
Date Away Home Avg HR OPS Avg HR OPS
8/13/17 CLE 4 TB 3 .133 1 .469 .235 2 .797

PLAYER STATS

SEASON SERIES
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
TB N/A
CLE L. Martin .222 2 .556
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
TB N/A
CLE N/A
Pitching ERA Avg K
TB 0.00 .000 0
CLE 0.00 .000 0
SEASON
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
TB M. Smith .307 115 .810
CLE M. Brantley .304 146 .826
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
TB C. Cron 25 58 60
CLE J. Ramirez 37 91 94
Pitching ERA Avg K
TB 3.70 .257 1150
CLE 3.82 .259 1233

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