SUNDAY OCT 18 graded picks
Went 1-0 on the day
Sun Oct 18 · 5:08 PM ET
AL Championship Series · Game 5 of 7 · Series tied 0-0
Cleveland leads 2-1
PROJ. RUNSWIN CHANCE
Tampa Bay552%
Cleveland448%
OUR PICKTampa Bay to win
MONEYLINEWIN
Drew Rasmussen starts for Tampa Bay against Parker Messick. Tampa Bay is the road team but rates as the better club today. The series is tied 0-0 going in. Not in Tampa Bay's posted lineup: Victor Mesa Jr., Richie Palacios.
FINAL
Tampa Bay 3 · Cleveland 1
✓ Moneyline✗ Spread✗ Total
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Drew Rasmussen2.67 Great
vsParker Messick2.56 Great
RUN LINECleveland +1.555%
TOTAL RUNSOver 6.558%
Full breakdown
WHY WE LEAN THIS WAY
- Lineups: Tampa Bay has average bats (0.728 OPS), Cleveland has cold bats (0.696 OPS)
- Lately: Cleveland 8-2 last 10
- Cleveland leads 2-1 going in
- Both clubs played yesterday
- Cleveland has home field
- Rest
- Both clubs played yesterday
- Not starting
- Victor Mesa Jr. (Tampa Bay), Richie Palacios (Tampa Bay)
| Tampa Bay | Cleveland | |
|---|---|---|
| Team hitting | .728 OPS, average bats | .696 OPS, cold bats |
| Lately | 8-2 last 10 | |
| Hot bats (last 7) | Díaz (14 TB) · Aranda (10 TB) · Caminero (9 TB) | Ramírez (11-for-27, 2 HR, 20 TB) · Bailey (8-for-22, 2 HR, 14 TB) · DeLauter (13 TB) |