Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction: Rays expected to level the points

Tropicana Field will host game 2 of an MLB series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds. The Reds won the opener of this series. How will this encounter end?

The Tampa Bay Rays will come into this game hoping to even the series. In the opener, this team struggled, scoring two runs while conceding three. However, the Tampa Bay Rays head into this game with a 2-3 record in recent encounters, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays while losing to the New York Yankees. This season in the MLB, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 52-52 record and are seated 9th in the American League standings.

Cincinnati Reds are coming off a series against the Atlanta Braves in what is a two-game quick series. In that encounter, the Cincinnati Reds won 1-4 in game one, and in the finale, they won by five runs, a game that ended 4-9. In this series, the Cincinnati Reds had a 2-3 record, extending their win to three in a row. Heading into this series, Cincinnati Reds are seated 10th in the National League standings with a 50-53 record. 

The Cincinnati Reds will be confident here, but I do not see them winning this one. Tampa Bay were not totally poor in the opener, and I expect more from them here. Expect this one to be close like the opener, but the Tampa Bay Rays should be able to win this one.