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The 42-36 San Francisco Giants versus the 31-34 Tampa Bay Rays in the second of a three game set today in St. Petersburg, Florida. First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 4:10 PM ET on June 18, 2016.
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In the opener of this three game series yesterday the Giants beat the Rays 5-1 scoring five runs on seven hits while the Rays' bats were cold with one run on just four hits.
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The Giants are hot, winners of six in a row and currently in first place in the NL West with a solid 6.5 game lead over the L.A. Dodgers. In their six-game winning streak they have outscored their opponent 36-14. San Francisco ranks tied for 13th in the Majors in runs scored and 5th in team ERA.
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The Rays had won three in a row before dropping their last two games and they are in the basement of the AL East 6.5 games back of the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay ranks 22nd in run scored and 11th in team ERA.
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Betting Lines<br />
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<strong>Money Line:</strong> Giants +110 / Rays -120
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<strong>Total Line:</strong> 8un -115
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The middle game of this three game series opened with the Rays a -127 moneyline favorite and since the opener there has been some downward movement on the line with most sportsbooks posting Tampa Bay in the -118 to -120 range. The total opened at 8 runs and has little movement.
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Pitching Matchup
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San Francisco: Albert Suarez (2-1, 3.33 ERA)<br />
Tampa Bay: Matt Moore (3-4, 5.05 ERA)
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Albert Suarez goes for the Giants today and in his last outing he gave up two earned runs in three innings in an 11-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. His first four appearances on the season were out of the bullpen and the Giants had lost his first three starts before winning his last one. In four starts this season Suarez has gone 19 innings and given up 10 earned runs.
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Matt Moore gets the call for the Rays and in his last start he had his best one of the season not giving up any earned runs in seven innings in a 5-0 win over the Houston Astros. In his previous two starts, both Tampa Bay losses, he gave up nine earned runs in 12 innings of work. While the Rays are 2-8 in Moore's last eight starts overall they are 7-3 in their last 10 home games with him on the hill.
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Betting Angles<br />
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In the last 6 games between these teams the total has gone Under every time.
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Before yesterday's game these teams had not met since the 2013 season when the Rays took two of three from the Giants in Tampa Bay.
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This season the Rays are 15-18 at home and the Giants are 20-13 on the road.
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STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS<br />
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San Francisco Giants: 42-26 SU / O/U 33-34 / Run Line W/L 34-34<br />
Tampa Bay Rays: 31-34 SU / O/U 29-31 / Run Line W/L 30-35
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Betting Trends<br />
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SF is 16-6 in their last 22 road games.
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SF is 24-7 in their last 31 vs. a team with a losing record.
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SF has an Under record of 12-5-1 in their last 18 road games.
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TB is 9-4 in their last 13 overall.
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TB is 1-4 in their last 5 interleague home games.
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TB has an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 home games.
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Key Player Injuries
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GIANTS<br />
[P] 04/15/2016 - Sergio Romo 60-day DL (4/11) ( Elbow )<br />
[SS] 04/22/2016 - Ehire Adrianza 60-day DL (4/15) ( Foot )<br />
[RF] 06/01/2016 - Hunter Pence 15-day DL (6/2) ( Hamstring )<br />
[2B] 06/11/2016 - Kelby Tomlinson 15-day DL (6/9) ( Thumb )<br />
[P] 06/15/2016 - Matt Cain 15-day DL (6/14) ( Hamstring )<br />
[P] 06/17/2016 - Santiago Casilla out indefinitely ( Personal )
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RAYS<br />
[CF] 05/23/2016 - Kevin Kiermaier 15-day DL (5/22) ( Hand )<br />
[P] 04/10/2016 - Chase Whitley 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/31/2016 - Ryan Webb 15-day DL (5/27) ( Pectoral )<br />
[LF] 06/06/2016 - Brandon Guyer 15-day DL (6/4) ( Hamstring )<br />
[P] 06/02/2016 - Brad Boxberger 15-day DL (6/1) ( Oblique )<br />
[RF] 06/17/2016 - Steven Souza 15-day DL (6/15) ( Hip )<br />
[P] 04/01/2016 - Alex Cobb 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow )
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