Cardinals host the Rays in the season opener
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals St.
Louis; Thursday, 4:15 p. m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (0-0); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -125, Cardinals +105; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St.
Louis Cardinals host the Tampa Bay Rays for the season opener. St. Louis had a 78-84 record overall and a 44-37 record in home games last season.
The Cardinals pitching staff had a collective 4. 29 ERA while averaging 7. 6 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2025 season.
Tampa Bay had a 77-85 record overall and a 36-45 record in road games last season. The Rays slugged . 401 as a team last season with 2.