Two of MLB’s top hitters square off when the Tampa Bay Rays (35-20) and the Detroit Tigers (22-37) meet at 6:40 p.m. ET on Monday at Tropicana Field. Yandy Diaz has a .317 batting average (fifth in MLB) for the favored Rays (-156), while Riley Greene ranks seventh in MLB play hitting .307 this season for the underdog Tigers (+132). Tampa Bay is expected to start Griffin Jax, while Detroit has not named a starter.

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Rays vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-156)
• Underdog: Tigers (+132)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have been favored on the moneyline 32 total times this season. They’ve finished 22-10 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has played as moneyline favorites of -156 or shorter in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
• The Rays have a 60.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 28 times this season for a 28-24-3 record against the over/under.
• The Rays have a 32-23-0 record ATS this season.

Rays hitting info

• Diaz has a team-best batting average of .317.
• In MLB, Diaz ranks 35th in homers and 16th in RBI.
• Diaz brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, three home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Junior Caminero has shown his power as he paces his team with 13 home runs.
• Caminero currently ranks 15th in homers and 66th in RBI in the bigs.
• Caminero takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with three doubles, four walks and an RBI.
• Jonathan Aranda has put up a team-best 42 runs batted in.
• Aranda has safely hit in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .378 with three doubles, two home runs, seven walks and eight RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .288 with four doubles, four triples and 12 walks.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.83 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Rays pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in the majors (1.233).
• Rays pitchers combine to give up 62 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (16th-fewest in MLB).
• Tampa Bay struck out seven Angels batters while giving up 11 hits in a 14-3 loss in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have been underdogs in 25 games this season and won eight (32%) of those contests.
• Detroit has played as an underdog of +132 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.1% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
• Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 26 of 59 chances this season.
• The Tigers are 27-32-0 against the spread in their 59 chances this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle is batting .284 with three home runs and 21 RBI for Detroit this season.
• Among all batters in the majors, McGonigle is 196th in home runs and 136th in RBI.
• Dillon Dingler leads Detroit in home runs with 11 and runs batted in with 34.
• Dingler currently ranks 35th in home runs and 30th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Greene is batting .307 to lead Detroit, while adding four homers and 25 runs batted in this season.
• Greene brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two walks and an RBI.
• Matt Vierling is batting .215 with an OBP of .281 and a slugging percentage of .356 this season.
• Vierling heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .200 with a walk.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the big leagues.
• Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• Tigers pitchers have a 1.294 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
• The Tigers have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 55 home runs allowed.
• Detroit pitchers struck out seven White Sox hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 7-1 loss its last time out.