Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals (57-56) will take on Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays (57-54) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, August 6. First pitch is set for 7:45 PM ET.

At +120, the Rays are the moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Cardinals, who are -145. Oddsmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 7.5 runs.

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Cardinals vs. Rays Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
• Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Venue: Busch Stadium
• TV Channel: BSMW
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -145
• Moneyline Underdog: Rays +120
• Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

• Sonny Gray (10-6) gets the starting nod for the Cardinals in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 3.72 ERA in 118 2/3 innings pitched, with 147 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Friday against the Chicago Cubs, when he went seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
• Gray is trying to secure his 10th quality start of the season in this matchup.
• Gray is looking for his sixth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 frames per appearance on the hill.
• In four of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Cardinals average one home run per game to rank 20th in baseball with 116 total home runs.
• St. Louis’ .386 slugging percentage is 19th in baseball.
• The Cardinals’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the majors.
• St. Louis ranks 21st in runs scored with 468 (4.1 per game).
• The Cardinals’ .308 on-base percentage is 19th in baseball.
• The Cardinals strike out 8.3 times per game to rank 14th in the majors.
• St. Louis has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.11).
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by St. Louis’ pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.270).

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