6:40 pm
August 30

Rays @ Marlins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Tampa Bay Rays (70-57)

@ Miami Marlins (55-73)

 

Starting Pitchers:

McClanahan (TB): 11-5; 2.20 ERA

Luzardo (MIA) 3-5; 3.34 ERA

 

Current odds:

Tampa Bay Rays: (-196)

Miami Marlins: (+166)

 

• The starting line-up for the Rays is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Marlins is as follows:

• The host Miami Marlins, who have lost five straight games to the in-state rival Tampa Bay Rays, will get a chance to snap that skid on Tuesday night.

• The Marlins are just 3-8 this year when starting Luzardo, who has faced Tampa Bay just once in his career, when he gave two runs in four innings during a loss on Sept. 26, 2021. Luzardo has pitched his best baseball of the season this month. He recorded three quality starts in his past four games and has a 2.67 ERA over five August outings.

• Overall, the Marlins have lost four of their past five games, with three of those defeats coming in extra innings.

• Mattingly was referring to Marlins rookies who have had limited at-bats this year, including infielder Charles Leblanc (.304 batting average), first baseman Lewin Diaz (.176) and outfielders JJ Bleday (.200) and Jerar Encarnacion (.182).

• Meanwhile, while the Marlins are rebuilding, the Rays are leading the American League wild-card race.

• The Rays, who are seeking their fourth straight playoff appearance, are coming off a 12-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

• The Rays, who had played 17 games in 17 days before getting that day off on Monday, will hand the ball to McClanahan. Tampa Bay is 14-10 when starting McClanahan, who is on a roll with three straight quality starts. He has 18 on the season.

• In two career starts against the Marlins, McClanahan is 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA. That includes a 4-0 win on May 24 when McClanahan dominated with nine strikeouts in six scoreless innings.

• The Rays’ offense has been without starting second baseman Brandon Lowe since Friday, when he got hit on his right elbow by a pitch. Cash would like to get him back in the lineup on Tuesday in the series opener, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

• He could augment a lineup that has Harold Ramirez riding a hot streak. The former Marlins slugger has hit safely in 11 of his past 12 games and is 3-for-8 with two homers in two career games against Miami.

7/10
Confidence
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Tampa Bay Rays
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