Reds vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 7/27/2024

The Cincinnati Reds play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Cincinnati is 49-53 following its 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Cincinnati’s Thursday game with Atlanta was postponed due to rain. The Reds have won two straight and are fourth in the National League Central 10 games behind first-place Milwaukee. Keep up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Jonathan India is batting .275 to lead Cincinnati and is the leader in on-base percentage at .379. Elly De La Cruz is the leader in home runs with 17 and hits with 95, while Spencer Steer is the leader in RBI with 61. On Saturday, Cincinnati will send Andrew Abbott to the mound. The left-hander is 9-6 with a 3.19 ERA, 87 Ks and 43 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 52-51 following a 13-0 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday. Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings and won his 5th consecutive decision. Brandon Lowe hit a home run into the upper deck. Tampa Bay is fourth in the American League East, 9 ½ games behind the first-place Baltimore Orioles. 

Yandy Diaz is batting .273 to lead Tampa Bay and is the leader in hits with 104. Isaac Paredes is the leader in home runs with 16, RBI with 55, and on-base percentage of .359. Tampa Bay has a team batting average of .238 and a slugging percentage of .379. On Saturday, Tampa Bay will send Zack Littell to the mound. The right-hander is 3-7 with a 4.46 ERA, 100 Ks and 21 BBs.