Rays vs. Guardians Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups September 7, 2025

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The Cleveland Guardians (71-70) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (71-71) on Sunday at 12:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians are moneyline underdogs (+122) against the favored Rays (-146). Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen gets the start against Cleveland’s Parker Messick.

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Rays to win vs Guardians -146

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Rays vs. Guardians betting lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-146)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+122)
  • Over/under: 8

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have won 42 of the 71 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (59.2%).
  • Tampa Bay has gone 14-13 (winning 51.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 59.3%.
  • Tampa Bay has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 142 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 61 of those games (61-73-8).
  • The Rays have gone 66-76-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

  • Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 41 home runs and 103 runs batted in.
  • Among hitters in MLB action, Caminero ranks sixth in homers and fifth in RBI.
  • Yandy Diaz is hitting .293 to pace his team.
  • Diaz ranks 49th in homers and 38th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
  • Diaz has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .474 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
  • Brandon Lowe is hitting .262 with 16 doubles, 28 home runs and 35 walks.
  • Chandler Simpson has 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks while hitting .288.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors.
  • Tampa Bay’s 3.87 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.208).
  • The Rays give up the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (185 total, 1.3 per game).
  • Tampa Bay struck out 14 Guardians batters while allowing seven hits in a 3-2 loss in its last game.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • This season, the Guardians have won 36 out of the 81 games, or 44.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Cleveland has a record of 19-17, a 52.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +122 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 45% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
  • Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 61 of its 139 opportunities.
  • The Guardians are 70-69-0 ATS in their 139 games with a spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

  • Jose Ramirez is batting .283 with 27 home runs and 73 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Cleveland hitters this season.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Ramirez is 25th in home runs and 49th in RBI.
  • Ramirez takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Steven Kwan is batting .275 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .381 this season.
  • Kwan ranks 184th in homers and 161st in RBI among all major league batters this season.
  • Kwan heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with a double, two walks and four RBIs.
  • Kyle Manzardo is slashing .233/.316/.466 this season for the Guardians.
  • Angel Martinez has collected 89 hits this season and has an OBP of .262. He’s slugging .358 on the year.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The Guardians strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
  • Cleveland has pitched to a 3.94 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
  • The Guardians rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.318 WHIP this season.
  • The Guardians have allowed the 12th-fewest home runs this season with 154, or 1.1 per game.
  • Cleveland earned a 3-2 win in its most recent game, striking out six Rays batters while allowing six hits.
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