Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+110) Cleveland (-132)

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (64-65) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (63-67) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Rays at +110 and the Guardians are priced at -132. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Shane Baz and Slade Cecconi.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 1,115 times, while drawing a walk on 381 occasions. They have compiled 553 runs batted in in addition to 1,103 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .251. The Rays have hit 194 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 145 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 584 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.5 runs/g, which is 13th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Rays pitchers have yielded 176 home runs and 551 total runs (14th in MLB). Tampa Bay has conceded 1,034 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 512 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.00 so far this season (16th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,109 batters. They have walked 370 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.28 as a squad for the year.

The Rays have sent 409 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 133 runners on the season with 33.1% of them crossed the plate. They have 28 saves on the season and have missed out on 21 of 49 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and have come into the game in 121 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 71 holds over the course of the season (16th in the league). Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 91 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 10,356 innings, which has them sitting 7th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 3,452 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,160 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 14th in professional baseball, and have earned 122 double plays.

Baz has taken the hill for 257 innings and has earned 260 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.37 (125 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. He has given up 227 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 91 walks. Baz (15-15 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.31 while facing 1,079 hitters in the major leagues.

The Guardians have a SLG% of .370 and they tally 3.88 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have hit 189 doubles, while walking 399 times as well as notching 501 runs. Cleveland has hit 132 HRs so far this season to go along with 482 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,060 instances (18th in the league) and have earned 953 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .297 as well as a batting average of .225 on the campaign.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.315 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a squad for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,076 strikeouts against 456 bases on balls). They rank 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,051. They have given up 141 homers and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 551 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.93 (500 earned runs conceded).

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of their 166 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 150 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 148 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 90 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They rank 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 432 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Cleveland has had relievers step onto the mound in 55 save chances and they have converted 37 saves.

In 10,314 innings on the diamond, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (20th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 93 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 1,051 assists, 85 errors and have accumulated 3,438 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cecconi has given up 216 base hits while tallying 163 strikeouts in 200 innings. He has surrendered 117 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.47 and he has faced 856 hitters during his career. Cecconi (7-14 career win-loss record) has a 5.27 ERA and has allowed 9.7 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-132)

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