Rays Vs Reds: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 9, 2022

The Tampa Bay Rays (45-38) will look to Yandy Diaz, who is riding a 12-game hitting streak, when they play the Cincinnati Reds (30-54) at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday at Great American Ball Park. Drew Rasmussen takes the mound first for Tampa Bay (-151 to win), and Hunter Greene is Cincinnati’s (+128) pick to start.

The insights in the article below reference odds valid as of July 9, 2022 at 3:36 PM ET.

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Rays vs Reds Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Rays Probable Starter Drew Rasmussen

• Rasmussen makes the start for the Rays, his 14th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 51 strikeouts through 62 2/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the right-hander threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.30, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opponents are batting .232 against him.
• Rasmussen is trying to collect his third quality start of the year.
• The opposing Reds offense has a collective .237 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 655 total hits and 19th in MLB play with 352 runs scored. It has the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.374) and ranks 22nd in home runs (77) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 9, 2022 at 3:36 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Reds Stats vs Rasmussen

Reds Probable Starter Hunter Greene

• Greene (3-10) will take the mound for the Reds, his 17th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up six earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the New York Mets on Monday.
• The 22-year-old has an ERA of 6.01, a 2.97 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.349 in 16 games this season.
• He has started 16 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• The Rays rank 20th in MLB with a .237 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 23rd in the league (.377) and 77 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 9, 2022 at 3:36 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Stats vs Greene

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays have a 33-21 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 61.1% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has a record of 19-9 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -151 or shorter (67.9%).
• The Rays have a 60.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Tampa Bay has played in 83 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-40-4).
• The Rays have covered 45.8% of their games this season, going 38-45-0 ATS.

Reds Betting Trends

• The Reds have been underdogs in 65 games this season and won 23 (35.4%) of those contests.
• Cincinnati is 17-30 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +128 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 43.9% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of their 84 games with a total.
• The Reds are 37-47-0 against the spread this season.

Rays Players to Watch

• Diaz has accumulated an on-base percentage of .408, a team-high for the Rays. He’s batting .293 with 15 doubles, three home runs and 47 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB action, Diaz’s batting average ranks 24th, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is 109th in the league in slugging.
• Diaz has safely hit in 12 straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .447 with six doubles, eight walks and three RBI.
• Randy Arozarena’s 79 hits and .416 slugging percentage both pace his team. He has 19 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 18 walks while hitting .255.
• Arozarena ranks 74th in batting average, 107th in on base percentage, and 79th in slugging in MLB.
• Wander Franco is batting .261 with 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 17 walks.
• Franco has hit safely in 10 straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, seven walks and three RBI.
• Harold Ramirez has 12 doubles, four home runs and 15 walks while hitting .314.

Rays Batting Stats (2022)

Reds Players to Watch

• Brandon Drury leads Cincinnati in slugging percentage (.530) and total hits (75) this season.
• Among all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Drury’s batting average is 53rd, his on-base percentage is 75th, and he is 15th in slugging percentatge.
• Tommy Pham is batting .249 with a .404 slugging percentage and 36 RBI this year.
• Pham’s batting average is 82nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage places him 62nd, and he is 91st in slugging.
• Kyle Farmer leads Cincinnati with an OBP of .342 this season while batting .272 with 18 walks and 27 runs scored.
• Joey Votto has been key for Cincinnati with 45 hits, an OBP of .332 plus a slugging percentage of .374.

Reds Batting Stats (2022)

Rays vs Reds Player Props

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