Rays vs. Guardians Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 27, 2025

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Junior Caminero will look for his 40th home run this season when his Tampa Bay Rays (64-67) visit the Cleveland Guardians (64-66) at Progressive Field on Wednesday, beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET. Caminero’s Rays are favored (-132) in the outing against the Guardians (+111). Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen and Cleveland’s Slade Cecconi pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Rays to win vs Guardians -132

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Rays vs. Guardians betting lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-132)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+111)
  • Over/under: 8

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have won 58.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (37-26).
  • When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -132 or shorter, Tampa Bay has gone 20-16 (55.6%).
  • The Rays have a 56.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Tampa Bay has played in 131 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 56 times (56-68-7).
  • The Rays have covered 45% of their games this season, going 59-72-0 ATS.

Rays hitting info

  • Caminero has put up a team-best 39 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
  • Caminero ranks sixth in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
  • Caminero takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with a double, four home runs, two walks and nine RBIs.
  • Yandy Diaz has 23 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .280.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Diaz ranks 38th in home runs and 29th in RBI.
  • Brandon Lowe is hitting .266 with 13 doubles, 25 home runs and 32 walks.
  • Chandler Simpson has 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks while hitting .302.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays pitching staff is ninth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Tampa Bay has the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.98).
  • The Rays have the fourth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.215).
  • Rays pitchers combine to surrender the fifth-most home runs in baseball (176 total, 1.3 per game).
  • Tampa Bay knocked off the Guardians 9-0 in its last game with 13 strikeouts while allowing two hits.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • The Guardians have won 30, or 42.3%, of the 71 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, Cleveland has won 15 of its 38 games, or 39.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +111 on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 47.4% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
  • Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 57 of 128 chances this season.
  • The Guardians are 63-65-0 ATS in their 128 games with a spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

  • Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 26, runs batted in with 68 and his batting average of .286 is also best on his team.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Ramirez ranks 19th in homers and 50th in RBI.
  • Steven Kwan has collected 134 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .380 on the year.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Kwan ranks 173rd in homers and 185th in RBI.
  • Carlos Santana has 89 hits this season and a slash line of .225/.316/.333.
  • Kyle Manzardo has 84 hits and an OBP of .313 to go with a slugging percentage of .453 this season.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The Guardians have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the big leagues.
  • Cleveland has pitched to a 3.97 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
  • The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.322 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
  • The Guardians have given up the 12th-fewest long balls so far this season with 144 home runs allowed.
  • Cleveland pitchers struck out five Rays hitters while allowing 14 base hits in a 9-0 loss its last time out.
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