On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians (65-66) are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (64-68), at 1:10 p.m. ET, in the final game of a three-game series.
As the favorite, the Rays (-133 moneyline odds to win) visit the Guardians (+112). The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.62 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Guardians will counter with Slade Cecconi (5-6, 4.41 ERA).
The Guardians defeated the Rays 3-0 yesterday, with Parker Messick getting the win (7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 6 K) and Steven Kwan leading the way offensively (going 1 for 4). Shane Baz (6.0 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Rays.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s Rays vs. Guardians matchup, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Rays (-133, bet $133 to win $100)Underdog: Guardians (+112, bet $100 to win $112)Over/under: 8Rays vs. Guardians: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Wednesday, August 27, 2025Game time: 1:10 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioStadium: Progressive FieldTV channel: MLB Network, CLEG, and FDSSUNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have entered the game as favorites 63 times this season and won 37, or 58.7%, of those games.Tampa Bay is 19-16 this season when entering a game favored by -133 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.1% chance of a victory for the Rays.So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of 132 games with a total.The Rays have an ATS record of 59-73-0 in 132 games with a spread this season.Drew Rasmussen (Rays probable starter)Rasmussen (10-5) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.62 ERA in 123 2/3 innings pitched, with 108 strikeouts.The righty’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, when he threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.The 30-year-old has a 2.62 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .213 to opposing hitters.Rasmussen is trying to notch his fourth quality start in a row in this matchup.Rasmussen will try to last five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 4.9 innings per outing.In nine of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.He will face a Guardians squad that is hitting .223 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .366 (29th in MLB) with 132 total home runs (21st in MLB).Rays batting statsThe Rays have hit 148 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.Fueled by 362 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks 15th in MLB with a .402 slugging percentage this season.The Rays rank ninth in MLB with a .251 team batting average.Tampa Bay has scored 593 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.The Rays have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 18th in the league.Tampa Bay is ranked 18th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThe Guardians have won in 30, or 42.3%, of the 71 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.This season, Cleveland has come away with a win 15 times in 38 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or longer on the moneyline.The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 47.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Cleveland and its opponents have gone over in 57 of its 129 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Guardians are 64-65-0 against the spread in their 129 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Slade Cecconi (Guardians probable starter)Cecconi gets the start for the Guardians, his 18th of the season. He is 5-6 with a 4.41 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 96 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when he threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up four hits.The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.41, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opponents are hitting .259 against him.Cecconi has registered eight quality starts this year.Cecconi will look to collect his 14th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.6 innings per appearance.He has had one appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.He will face a Rays offense that ranks 11th in the league with 1122 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .402 (15th in the league) with 148 total home runs (15th in MLB action).Guardians batting statsThe Guardians rank 21st in baseball with 132 total home runs.So far this season, Cleveland is slugging .366, the second-lowest percentage in the majors.The Guardians have the worst batting average in the majors (.223).The offense for Cleveland is No. 28 in baseball scoring 3.8 runs per game (504 total runs).The Guardians rank 29th in the majors with a .295 on-base percentage.