Gavin Williams’ Cleveland Guardians (69-70) are underdogs on the moneyline (+119) against the Tampa Bay Rays (71-69), who are at -142, on Friday as he attempts to collect his 10th win of the season. The contest begins at 7:35 p.m. ET. Griffin Jax takes the mound first for Tampa Bay, and Williams is Cleveland’s pick to start.

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Rays vs. Guardians betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-142)
• Underdog: Guardians (+119)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have gone 42-27 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60.9% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a record of 18-13 (58.1%).
• The Rays have a 58.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 60 times this season for a 60-72-8 record against the over/under.
• The Rays have covered 47.1% of their games this season, going 66-74-0 against the spread.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero has accumulated a team-best 40 home runs and 102 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB play, Caminero’s home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally ranks sixth.
• Caminero has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with three doubles, a home run and eight RBIs.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .292 to lead his team.
• Diaz ranks 48th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 40th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe has 15 doubles, 28 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .265.
• Lowe has safely hit in eight straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .250 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and 11 RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson has 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks while batting .290.

Rays pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.8 K/9, the seventh-best in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.88).
• Rays pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.205).
• The Rays allow the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (184 total, 1.3 per game).
• Tampa Bay took down the Guardians 4-2 in its last game with 13 strikeouts while allowing three hits.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have been underdogs in 79 games this season and won 34 (43%) of those contests.
• Cleveland has a record of 18-17, a 51.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +119 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 45.7%.
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of its 137 opportunities.
• In 137 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 68-69-0 ATS.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.280), home runs (27) and runs batted in (71) this season.
• Ramirez is 24th in homers and 54th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Steven Kwan has collected 145 hits this season and has an OBP of .328. He’s slugging .379 on the year.
• Kwan currently is 183rd in homers and 177th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Kyle Manzardo has collected 92 base hits, an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
• Angel Martinez is batting .225 with an OBP of .264 and a slugging percentage of .361 this season.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The Guardians average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
• Cleveland has pitched to a 3.97 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.321 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Guardians have allowed the 11th-fewest home runs this season with 152, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, Cleveland fell to the Rays 4-2. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and eight hits allowed.