Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 3-29-2026

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A slugging percentage of.401 was achieved by the Tampa Bay Rays, while they struck out 1,397 times throughout the season. On the other hand, they were walked with a total of 468 times. They finished the previous season with a total of 1,374 base hits, 680 runs batted in, and a batting average of.251 at the plate. Both of these numbers are impressive. Furthermore, they were the target of a total of 680 runs that were batted in against them. Throughout the course of the season, the Rays had a total of 242 doubles and 182 balls that were hit out of the park as a team. This team concluded with 714 runs scored and an on-base percentage of.313, which was their final total. According to the Major League Baseball measure, the Tampa Bay Rays managed to score 4.4 runs per game, which placed them in the fifteenth spot overall.

A total of 1,416 hits were collected by the Rays’ pitching staff during the course of the previous season. This was a significant factor in the Rays’ 3.94 earned run average, which placed them fifteenth in the league. The pitchers for the Rays finished the season ranked thirteenth in the Major League Baseball with a combined total of 683 runs and 205 long balls permitted. A total of 474 players from the opposing team were walked by them during the course of the previous season, and their batting average at the conclusion of the game was 4.15. There were a total of 627 earned runs and 1,273 base hits that were surrendered by Tampa Bay, and the team allowed an average of 8.0 hits per nine innings. Additionally, their pitching staff as a whole had a WHIP of 1.22, and their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.99. Both of these statistics are noteworthy.

When relief pitchers for the Rays entered the game, there were 112 instances in which players were already on base prior to their arrival. Additionally, they had 156 outings in situations that required a high level of leverage. The bullpen finished the previous season with 87 straight holds, which ranked them 18th in the league. This was accomplished over the course of the campaign. There were 154 distinct save situations that the Rays bullpen relievers had to deal with when they entered the game, and they recorded a save percentage of 54.7%. Over the course of the previous season, they made 35 saves but failed to make any of their 64 opportunities to save the game. Relievers were assigned 165 runners to inherit during the course of the previous season, and 32.1% of those runners made it to the plate. This indicates that the relievers were successful in bringing home the ball. There were 518 bullpen pitchers that the Rays had called upon to take the mound during the course of the previous season.

The Tampa Bay Rays finished the previous season with a total of 4,294 putouts. This was the most putouts recorded by any team in the league. Furthermore, the club reported a total of 1,416 assists while making 81 mistakes. Their fielding percentage remained the same at.986, which placed them in the fifteenth position in the standings of professional baseball teams. In addition, they had a total of 147 double plays at their disposal. The Rays finished in tenth position in the rankings of professional baseball teams because they were able to convert 70.5% of the balls that were hit into play into outs. This was accomplished during the course of 12,882 innings that they played.

Matz has a career record of 60-62, and he has faced 4,283 hitters from opposing clubs in the major leagues. His fielding percentage is 4.13, and he has faced these hitters in the main leagues. Throughout the course of his career, he has walked 291 hitters and allowed 1,023 base hits, which is equivalent to 9.2 hits per nine innings pitched. His earned run average is 4.20, and he has allowed a total of 468 earned runs to be scored against him through his defense. Throughout his career, he has a WHIP. Matz has racked up a total of 940 strikeouts and pitched a total of 1,003 innings during the course of his career.

In addition to accumulating 653 runs batted in during the previous season, St. Louis hit 148 home runs during that same time period. A total of 689 runs were scored by them, in addition to the fact that they walked 478 times and hit 263 two-baggers. The St. Louis Cardinals had a team batting average of.245 and an on-base percentage of.314 during the course of the previous year during which they played. The Cardinals finished in nineteenth place among all baseball teams with a slugging percentage of.378 and an average of 4.25 runs per game. This placed them in the nineteenth position overall. They had 1,331 base knocks and were named to the Major League Baseball roster 1,321 times, which is the 22nd most in the history of the Major League Baseball.

During the previous season, the pitching staff for St. Louis allowed 754 runs to be scored against them, which resulted in an earned run average of 4.29 (682 earned runs surrendered). As a result of the 170 long balls that were hit against them, they ranked 22nd in the Major League Baseball in terms of the number of runs that they allowed per nine innings. During the previous season, the Cardinals finished with a WHIP of 1.323 as a team, in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a group. This was the conclusion of the previous season. Their strikeouts to walks ratio was 7.60, with 1,209 strikeouts and 461 walks correspondingly. The ratio of their strikeouts to walks was 7.60. They had a total of 1,434 hits allowed, which placed them in the 28th position in the Major League Baseball in terms of total hits allowed.

When the St. Louis Cardinals needed to preserve a game, they depended on their bullpen relievers to take the mound 65 times, and in the end, they were able to save 42 games. They dispatched 487 relief pitchers to the field during the previous season, which resulted in them having a save percentage of 64.6%, which placed them in the 12th spot in the baseball rankings. There were 158 instances in which their relievers reached the mound in high-pressure circumstances, and there were 156 instances in which they faced base runners. Both of these numbers are significant. St. Louis relief pitchers had an inherited scoring percentage of 33.6%, which was based on the 217 runners that they inherited from other pitchers. There were 161 save situations that the Cardinals faced by the time the season came to a close, and they had a total of 92 holds and 23 botched saves combined.

The St. Louis Cardinals committed 124 double plays, and their fielding percentage was.987, which placed them ninth among all professional baseball teams. There were also 124 double plays committed by the Cardinals. During the previous season, the Cardinals had a total of 4,296 putouts, 1,557 assists, and 80 mistakes. Additionally, they had a total of 80 mistakes. The Cardinals finished in 23rd position in the professional baseball league with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% after playing 12,888 innings. This performance placed them in the middle of the pack.

May, who has a career record of 19-20, has a 3.87 earned run average and allows 7.7 hits per nine innings thrown. He has a record of 19-20. In his career, he has faced 1,356 hitters who have hit against him, and his strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63. He has also faced 1,356 batters who have hit against him. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.203 and a FIP of 3.8, he has allowed a total of 139 earned runs to be scored against him. He has also allowed a 3.8 fielding percentage. May has thrown 323 innings over the course of his career. During that time, he has allowed 276 hits while also striking out a total of 297 batters. Also, he has thrown out a total of 289.

Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction – Betting Odds

Now in this Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, we have the odds for this game:

TEAM	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
Tampa Bay Rays	+N/A	+N/A	N/A O
St. Louis Cardinals	-N/A	-N/A	N/A U

Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction – Head to Head – MLB Betting Picks

Date	Team	Opp	Close	Result	RL/OU
Mar 28, 2026	Cardinals	Rays	-104 / 7.5	Won 6-5	Won / Over
Mar 26, 2026	Cardinals	Rays	+114 / 8	Won 9-7	Won / Over
Aug 24, 2025	Cardinals	@Rays	+125 / 9	Lost 2-7	Lost / Push
Aug 22, 2025	Cardinals	@Rays	+117 / 9	Lost 6-10	Lost / Over
Aug 21, 2025	Cardinals	@Rays	-119 / 8.5	Won 7-4	Won / Over
Aug 8, 2024	Cardinals	Rays	-115 / 8	Lost 4-6	Lost / Over
Aug 7, 2024	Cardinals	Rays	-103 / 7.5	Won 5-2	Won / Under
Aug 6, 2024	Cardinals	Rays	-134 / 7.5	Won 4-3	Lost / Under
Aug 10, 2023	Cardinals	@Rays	+166 / 9.5	Won 5-2	Won / Under
Aug 9, 2023	Cardinals	@Rays	+145 / 9	Won 6-4	Won / Over

✅ Our Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Pick: St. Louis ✅

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