Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/29/26

The Tampa Bay Rays and St. Louis Cardinals are set for their series finale on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals have taken the first 2 games of the series, and both wins have come in thrilling fashion. Now, St. Louis is looking for the sweep, while Tampa Bay is looking for its first win of the season. The pitching matchup in this one pits Tampa Bay’s Steven Matz against St. Louis’ Dustin May. Both pitchers are making their debuts for their respective teams, and both pitchers enter with plenty of questions marks.

May posted a 4.96 ERA through 132.1 innings last season with 2 different teams, while Matz is entering his age 35 season and tossed just 76.2 innings last season. Both of these offenses have been rolling to start the year, as Tampa Bay ranks 3rd in the league with a .304 team batting average, while St. Louis is 4th at .290. Furthermore, both bullpens have been utilized heavily over the first 2 games, which could leave each manager with limited options. All in all, this has the makings of a high-scoring game, which makes the over the play.

Rays vs Cardinals prediction: Over 8 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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