Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Tampa Bay RaysTB

Fri, Oct 166:00 PM EDTProgressive Field

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Progressive Field

Team Season Averages

Tampa Bay RaysLeads 15 of 18

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 3 of 18

Batting

4.54Runs per game4.19
0.258Batting average0.239
0.326On-base percentage0.316
0.402Slugging percentage0.380
0.728OPS0.696
1.04Home runs per game1.00
8.67Hits per game7.97
169Home runs162
164Stolen bases146

Pitching

3.70ERA3.77
1.14WHIP1.26
8.25Strikeouts per nine9.58
2.55Walks per nine3.32
3.67Runs allowed per game3.72
0.229Opponent batting average0.238
1322Pitching strikeouts1530
54Quality starts59
58Saves46

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Game Information

Progressive Field

Stadium

Oct 16, 2026

6:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
TB	11th	6th
CLE	24th	8th

Matchup

TBCLE

98-64Record85-77
60.5%Win %52.5%
55-26Home record41-40
43-38Road record44-37
5-5Last 108-2
-1Streak-1
+86Run diff+11
28-24Division29-23
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

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Player props

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Rhys Hoskins
Home Runs: 2/17 over · last line 0.5
Rhys Hoskins Home Runs props Rhys Hoskins Hits props Rhys Hoskins RBIs props
Gavin Williams
Strikeouts: 9/16 over · last line 6.5
Gavin Williams Strikeouts props Gavin Williams Hits Allowed props Gavin Williams Outs props
Liam Hicks
Hits: 9/16 over · last line 0.5
Liam Hicks Hits props Liam Hicks Home Runs props Liam Hicks RBIs props
Parker Messick
Hits Allowed: 8/15 over · last line 3.5
Parker Messick Hits Allowed props Parker Messick Strikeouts props Parker Messick Walks props
Austin Hedges
Home Runs: 2/14 over · last line 0.5
Austin Hedges Home Runs props Austin Hedges Hits Runs Rbis props Austin Hedges RBIs props
Nathaniel Lowe
Home Runs: 1/14 over · last line 0.5
Nathaniel Lowe Home Runs props Nathaniel Lowe RBIs props Nathaniel Lowe Walks props
Nick Martinez
Hits Allowed: 10/14 over · last line 3.5
Nick Martinez Hits Allowed props Nick Martinez Strikeouts props Nick Martinez Outs props
Tanner Bibee
Hits Allowed: 7/13 over · last line 4.5
Tanner Bibee Hits Allowed props Tanner Bibee Outs props Tanner Bibee Strikeouts props
Drew Rasmussen
Hits Allowed: 6/12 over · last line 3.5
Drew Rasmussen Hits Allowed props Drew Rasmussen Strikeouts props Drew Rasmussen Outs props
Foster Griffin
Strikeouts: 6/12 over · last line 3.5
Foster Griffin Strikeouts props Foster Griffin ER props Foster Griffin Hits Allowed props
Freddy Peralta
Hits Allowed: 10/12 over · last line 3.5
Freddy Peralta Hits Allowed props Freddy Peralta Outs props Freddy Peralta Strikeouts props
Ryan Vilade
Home Runs: 1/12 over · last line 0.5
Ryan Vilade Home Runs props Ryan Vilade Walks props Ryan Vilade RBIs props

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians: Matchup Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Cleveland Guardians in this MLB postseason game, which throws its first pitch on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET at Progressive Field. The Tampa Bay Rays come in with 1 day of rest on the second night of a back-to-back; the Cleveland Guardians have 1 day of rest on the second night of a back-to-back.

Team pages: Tampa Bay Rays · Cleveland Guardians

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians — Common Questions

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Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians throws its first pitch on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET at Progressive Field. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

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The game is at Progressive Field.

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