Chicago has won two in a row against top-ranked Tampa Bay, including 2-1 on Tuesday when Nico Hoerner homered for the Cubs and the Rays were held to seven hits. Justin Steele will start today and he has an impressive 6-2 record and 2.77 ERA and 1.11 WHIP even though he suffered a bad outing on Friday against Cincinnati. Steele is 4-1 with a 2.65 ERA at home and 3-1 and 2.21 in day games this season. Zach Eflin has allowed 10 runs on 20 hits in 17 innings with a .294 opponent batting average on the road this year. The Rays have cooled off somewhat after that 13-0 start to the season, splitting their past 10 games as their lead has shrunk to three games over second-place Baltimore. Tampa Bay is also just 13-12 away from home. Take the Cubs on the run line - Max Play
This pick was released to clients on May 31, 2024 at 12:53PM ET.
MLB
Tampa Bay at Chicago
May 31, 2023
2:20 PM Eastern
2 units on Chicago +1.5 runs -135 (runline) (risk 2 to return 3.48)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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