The Rays will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Tuesday, as the Cincinnati Reds visit in inter-league play at Tropicana Field.

Cincinnati puts its faith in starter Johnny Cueto to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 5-2. Getting the ball for the Rays is David Price, who owns a 8-6 record on the season with a 3.51 ERA.



View Cincinnati vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Rays as -125 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 9-ranked Rays and the National League No. 5-rated Reds in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Tampa Bay's American League No. 8-ranked scoring average of 4.2 runs per game, against a Reds offense rated No. 1 and scoring 4.8 runs per game in the league. The Rays have averaged 8.2 hits per game to date this season, less than the Reds hitters have managed (9.1 per nine innings).

Comparing defensive stats, Cincinnati owns the National League's No. 7-rated road mark, allowing 4.1 runs per game on the highway. Tampa Bay, on the other hand, rates No. 14 in scoring at home.

Cincinnati was a 5-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as +126 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Cincinnati threw a shutout at Tampa Bay in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Mike Leake to defeat Tampa Bay 5-0 on Monday.




Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-1
After a win are 3-7

Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 1-6
After playing Cincinnati are 1-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few Reds at Rays trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati


Next up:
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, Wednesday, June 29