{"id":248614,"date":"2025-08-22T02:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T06:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/score-prediction-and-insights-for-cardinals-vs-rays-match-august-22-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T02:47:02","slug":"score-prediction-and-insights-for-cardinals-vs-rays-match-august-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/score-prediction-and-insights-for-cardinals-vs-rays-match-august-22-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Score Prediction and Insights for Cardinals vs Rays Match &#8211; August 22, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/STL.png\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis Cardinals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TB.png\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+115<\/span><span>O\/U: 9<br \/>(+100\/-120)<\/span><span>-135<\/span><\/div>\n<p>As the Tampa Bay Rays prepare to face off against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 2025, both teams find themselves in a tight race for relevance this season. The Rays, currently sitting at 61-67, are struggling to find their footing, while the Cardinals hold a slightly better record at 64-65, marking them as an average team this year. This matchup is crucial for both sides, as they look to gain momentum in the latter part of the season.<\/p>\n<p>In their previous encounter, the Rays fell short, and with Adrian Houser slated to take the mound, they will need a strong performance. Houser has had an intriguing season, boasting a solid ERA of <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">2.67<\/a> despite being ranked as the 133rd best starting pitcher in MLB. His ability to induce ground balls (48% GB rate) could play to his advantage against a Cardinals offense that ranks among the lowest in power, with just 122 home runs this season, placing them 5th least in MLB.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, Miles Mikolas is projected to start for the Cardinals. Although he has pitched 24 games this season, his performance has not been stellar, reflected in his <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">4.99<\/a> ERA and a less favorable Power Ranking. The projections indicate he may struggle against the Rays, who are known for their discipline at the plate, ranking 6th least in walks drawn.<\/p>\n<p>With the Rays boasting the 2nd best bullpen in MLB, they have a solid chance to capitalize on late-game situations, especially given their average implied team total of 4.76 runs. As the two teams square off, the Rays will look to leverage their strengths against a Cardinals lineup that has been inconsistent. This matchup promises to be closely contested, reflecting the tight standings of both teams.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">St. Louis Cardinals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Miles Mikolas &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Miles Mikolas&#8217;s fastball velocity has decreased 1 mph this season (92.1 mph) below where it was last year (93.1 mph).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Velocity is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs, so a pitcher whose velocity decreases will likely see worse results.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Nolan Gorman &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-145\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Extreme flyball hitters like Nolan Gorman usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Adrian Houser.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create boosted performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">St. Louis&#8217;s 89.5-mph average exit velocity this year ranks among the elite in the league: #10 overall.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Tampa Bay Rays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Tampa Bay Rays &#8211;  1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (-145)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Adrian Houser is an extreme groundball pitcher (48% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in George M. Steinbrenner Field \u2014 the #6 HR venue among all major league parks \u2014 in this game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This pitcher&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-expected performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Bob Seymour &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-155\/+120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Robert Seymour has strong power (82nd percentile) if he makes contact, but that&#8217;s usually a big &#8220;IF&#8221; (29.6% K%).  Today, however, opposing pitcher Miles Mikolas has a pitch-to-contact profile (11th percentile K%) \u2014 great news for Seymour.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> If he is less likely to strikeout, he&#8217;ll be more likely to make contact, which is often hard, home-run contact.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Josh Lowe &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Josh Lowe has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the league&#8217;s 7th-deepest LF fences today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Tampa Bay Rays &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Team Total (-110\/-120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Under in 63 of their last 108 games (+12.65 Units \/ 10% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>St. Louis Cardinals &#8211; Over\/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 37 of their last 62 away games (+7.96 Units \/ 10% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Willson Contreras &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-205\/+160)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Willson Contreras has hit the Hits Over in 12 of his last 15 away games (+7.70 Units \/ 30% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"1.16.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Tampa Bay Rays prepare to face off against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 2025, both teams find themselves in a tight race for relevance this season.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[895,247,1004,250,248,251,241,242,249,243,152,73,68,246,239,240,253,245,17,25,252,244,449],"class_list":["post-248614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-adrian-houser","tag-analysis","tag-bob-seymour","tag-game-breakdown","tag-game-forecast","tag-head-to-head","tag-insights","tag-match","tag-match-preview","tag-matchup","tag-miles-mikolas","tag-mlb","tag-nolan-gorman","tag-prediction","tag-preview","tag-rankings","tag-score-prediction","tag-simulation","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-team-stats","tag-winning-probability","tag-yandy-diaz"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Score Prediction and Insights for Cardinals vs Rays Match - August 22, 2025 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get an in-depth game preview and prediction for St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays on August 22, 2025. 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