Cardinals vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 8/9/2023

In Wednesday night MLB interleague action, the St. Louis Cardinals will battle the Tampa Bay Rays from Tropicana Field. The Cardinals (49-67) have lost seven of their previous ten games and are struck in last place in the NL Central Division standings. Make sure you are ready for all of the baseball action with our MLB picks. Last night, St. Louis managed just five hits and struck out ten times during a 4-2 road loss against Tampa Bay.

Twenty-eight year old righty Dakota Hudson (2-0 4.10 ERA) will take the mound for the Cardinals in this matchup. In his last start, Hudson (7 IP) allowed three runs and fanned seven batters during a 7-3 home victory versus Minnesota.

The Tampa Bay Rays have won 38 of their first 57 home games and trail AL East Division leading Baltimore by 2.5 games. During Tuesday’s home victory, Tampa Bay used three run scoring singles in the eighth inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit. All-Star Yandy Diaz went 4-for-4 and Isaac Paredes contributed a solo home run for the Rays, who improved to 69-46 on the year.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash has yet to name a starting pitcher for this contest and will likely use a bullpen game. The Rays have been decimated by injuries to their starting rotation and rank third in the majors with a 3.79 ERA.