August 26, 2025 6:06 AM EST

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians 8/26/2025

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The Tampa Bay Rays are 30-34 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Cleveland Guardians who are 31-32 at home. The Rays have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Rays starter Shane Baz is forecasted to have a better game than Guardians starter Parker Messick ®. Shane Baz has a 46% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Parker Messick ® has a 35% chance of a QS. If Shane Baz has a quality start the Rays has a 76% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.3 and he has a 23% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rays win 60%. In Parker Messick ® quality starts the Guardians win 69%. He has a 33% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 69% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Cleveland Guardians is Jose Ramirez who averaged 2.54 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 45% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Guardians have a 54% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Tampa Bay Rays is Carson Williams who averaged 4.95 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 100% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rays have a 56% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay RaysRECORDCleveland GuardiansRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road30-34, 47% -145Record at Home31-32, 49% -853Tampa Bay Rays
VS Cleveland Guardians1-0, 100% 100VS Tampa Bay Rays0-1, 0% -100Tampa Bay Rays
vs Team Under .50034-28, 55% -118vs Team .500 or Better27-37, 42% -676Tampa Bay Rays
Record As Road Underdog25-25, 50% 372Record As Home Favorite24-17, 59% -99Tampa Bay Rays
When Shane Baz Starts14-11, 56% 176When Parker Messick ® Starts28-16, 64% 1042Cleveland Guardians

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay RaysRECORDCleveland GuardiansRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road8-10, 44% -240Record at Home6-7, 46% -316Tampa Bay Rays
VS Cleveland Guardians1-0, 100% 100VS Tampa Bay Rays0-1, 0% -100Tampa Bay Rays
vs Team Under .5007-4, 64% 235vs Team Under .50012-10, 55% 76Tampa Bay Rays
Record As Road Underdog6-9, 40% -297Record As Home Favorite6-6, 50% -216Cleveland Guardians
When Shane Baz Starts1-4, 20% -316When Parker Messick ® Starts7-4, 64% 306Cleveland Guardians

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Tampa Bay RaysRECORDCleveland GuardiansRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD28-33, 46% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME31-29, 52% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS10-6, 62% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS8-4, 67% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON32-46, 41% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON41-38, 52% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Shane Baz STARTS11-13, 46% OverOVER-UNDER IN Parker Messick ® STARTS23-19, 55% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 41-23, 64% +1300 Cleveland Guardians Home Games: 33-30, 52% +14 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 11-7, 61% +59 Cleveland Guardians Home Games: 5-8, 38% -285

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 37-27, 58% +294 Cleveland Guardians Home Games: 40-23, 63% +723 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 13-5, 72% +547 Cleveland Guardians Home Games: 7-6, 54% -67

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 25-25, 50% -250 Cleveland Guardians Home Games: 27-25, 52% -50 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Tampa Bay Rays Road Games: 5-8, 38% -380 Cleveland Guardians Home Games: 3-7, 30% -470

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