Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays 7/31/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Guardians complete a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Cleveland is 51-48 following its 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay in the opening game of the series on Friday. Jose Ramirez hit a home run and three RBIs in the victory for Cleveland. The Guardians are second in the American League Central, one game behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Left fielder Steven Kwan is batting .298 to lead Cleveland and has a team high .369 on-base percentage. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 21 and RBIs with 83, while shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 111. Cleveland has not announced its starting pitcher for the final game of its three-game Series against Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Tampa Bay is 53-47 following its three-run loss to Cleveland on Friday. The Rays have lost 22 straight and six of the last seven. Tampa Bay is struggling at the plate as the Rays have the 20th best team batting average at .239 and have scored 411 runs which is 22nd. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East, 14 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Find out who else is playing with our free MLB Picks.

Third baseman Yandy Diaz is batting .294 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team high .404 on-base percentage. Second baseman Isaac Paredes is the leader in home runs with 14, while left fielder Randy Arozarena is the leader in RBIs with 47 and hits with 94. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays will send Shane McClanahan to the mound. The left-hander is 10-3 with a 1.76 ERA, 154 Ks and 20 BBs.