T.M. Selection: Tampa Bay Rays.

I like the Tampa Bay Rays to win this game against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The Rays just lost a very close game in extra innings, losing 2-1 to the Reds in the 10th inning, but their pitching was great in that game and there wasn't a lot of offense to go around. Despite that loss, the Rays have looked really good lately winning 2/3 games against the Red Sox and 3/5 games against the Blue Jays, both being road series for them too. This is another road series for them too but the Reds are also 1 of the worst teams in the league this year. The Reds have won 2 games in a row now but they are a team with just 30 wins and I don't see their good fortune here continuing any longer. They got away yesterday winning the pitcher's duel but today the matchup is better for the Rays here and I expect them to take advantage of the Reds here. Hunter Greene (3-10, 6.01 ERA) is up for the Reds here and he hasn't looked good all year. He is in his rookie year still but he has been struggling lately, giving up 6 runs in his most recent start, and he has done that twice in his previous 4 starts. He has also been consistently bad, giving up 3+ runs in 4 starts in a row now, and the Rays have been hitting really well over the last week as their offense has been picking up. I think he is going to pitch a bad game here and the Reds don't have much of a bullpen to back him up here either as they have been used a lot over the last week. Drew Rasmussen (5-3, 3.30 ERA) is up for the Rays here and he has looked good all year so far. There has been a few shaky starts for him this year but he hasn't had many and he just bounced back in his previous outing off a bad start before that. The Rays also have a much better bullpen to back him up if things start to go south and I think the Rays will be bouncing back here. I like the Rays to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Rays.