Updated March 27, 2026, 6:18 p.m. ET
At Busch Stadium on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays (0-1) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0), with first pitch at 2:15 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals (-111 on the moneyline) square off against the Rays (-108) in a projected close matchup. The Cardinals will give the ball to Michael McGreevy versus the Rays and Joe Boyle.
The Cardinals defeated the Rays 9-7 Thursday, with Riley O’Brien getting the win (1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K) and Alec Burleson leading the way offensively (going 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs). Garrett Cleavinger (0.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Rays.
Get ready for the Cardinals vs. Rays with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Cardinals (-111, bet $111 to win $100)Underdog: Rays (-108, bet $108 to win $100)Over/under: 7.5Cardinals vs. Rays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, March 28, 2026Game time: 2:15 p.m. ETLocation: St. Louis, MissouriStadium: Busch StadiumTV channel: Cardinals.TV and Rays.TVCardinals 2025 stats and trendsCardinals betting recordsLast season, the Cardinals were favored 68 times and won 34, or 50%, of those games.Last season St. Louis won 32 of its 65 games, or 49.2%, when favored by at least -111 on the moneyline.The Cardinals have a 52.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Games involving St. Louis went over the total set by sportsbooks in 81 of 161 chances last season.The Cardinals were 81-80-0 against the spread in their 161 chances last season.Michael McGreevy (Cardinals probable starter)McGreevy gets the call to start for the Cardinals, his first this season.The 25-year-old right-hander started and threw 4 2/3 innings when he last appeared Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 against the Chicago Cubs.Last season he put together an 8-4 record, a 4.42 ERA and a 1.254 WHIP over his 17 games.Cardinals batting statsThe Cardinals hit just 148 homers last season, which ranked 29th in the league.Last season, St. Louis’ .379 slugging percentage ranked 27th in Major League Baseball.Among all 30 MLB clubs, the Cardinals ranked 17th with a .245 team batting average.With a middle-of-the-pack offense, St. Louis managed to score 689 runs (4.3 per game) last season.The Cardinals had an on-base percentage of .314 last season, which ranked 17th in the league.St. Louis ranked ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.Rays 2025 stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays were victorious in 33, or 40.7%, of the 81 contests they were chosen as underdogs in last season.Last season, Tampa Bay came away with a win 31 times in 75 chances when named as an underdog of at least -108 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 51.9% chance of walking away with the win.Tampa Bay and its opponents hit the over in 71 of its 162 games with a total last season.In 162 games with a line last season, the Rays had a mark of 73-89-0 against the spread.Joe Boyle (Rays probable starter)Boyle gets the call to start for the Rays, his first of the season.The 26-year-old righty started and threw five innings in his last appearance on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 against the Toronto Blue Jays.Over his 13 appearances last season he compiled a 1-4 record and had a 4.67 ERA and a 1.346 WHIP.Rays batting statsThe Rays ranked 16th in MLB action with 182 home runs last season. They averaged 1.1 per game.Last year Tampa Bay’s .401 slugging percentage was 13th in baseball.The second-best batting average in the league last year was the Rays’ .251 mark.Last season Tampa Bay had the No. 15 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.4 runs per game (714 total runs).The Rays ranked 19th in baseball last season with an on-base percentage of .313.The club’s 8.6 strikeouts per game ranked 20th in the majors.
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