Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Picks and Predictions for Thursday March 26 2026
Rays Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are heading to Busch Stadium on Thursday, where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Rays head into this one splitting their last 10 spring training games, going 5-5 in that stretch. In most recent action Tampa Bay faced the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, when they would suffer a 3-2 loss. Gary Gill Hill allowed 6 hits and 3 runs through just three innings in this game, while Carson Williams and Cooper Flemming each connected on a base hit. Drew Rasmussen will be Tampa Bay’s starting pitcher in this game, last season he posted a 10-5 record and an impressive ERA of 2.76.
Cardinals Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals enter this matchup red hot, as they’re now won six consecutive spring training games. The Cardinals were in Houston on Sunday, where they took down the Astros in a 3-2 battle. Cardinals’ starting pitcher Michael McCGreevy pitched five full innings in this game and allowed only 3 hits and 1 run. Cardinals’ right fielder Jordan Walker connected on his first home run of spring training, while Nathan Church added a double later in this game. Matthew Liberatore will be the Cardinals starting pitcher on Thursday, after twenty starts in 2025 he posted an 8-12 record.
Cardinals vs Rays Prediction
St. Louis will be searching for their seventh straight win on Thursday, while Tampa Bay looks for a bounce back win. Expect the pitching from Ramussen to give Tampa Bay the advantage in this game, as they’re cover the -1.5 spread. Final score prediction, Tampa Bay wins 4-2.
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