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It’s the 74-79 Tampa Bay Rays versus the 74-80 Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd game of a three-game set at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland tonight. The first pitch at Camden Yards is scheduled to be tossed at 7:05 PM ET.
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The visiting Rays are the favorites in this match with their backers having to lay -116 on the moneyline. The total for this AL East game is on most MLB boards at 9.5 runs.
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In Game 1 of this series yesterday, the Orioles beat the Rays 3-1. In the game the Orioles scored three runs on seven hits and the Rays scored one run on five hits.
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This season the Rays rank 27th in the Majors in runs scored and 8th in team ERA.
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The Orioles rank 14th in the Majors in runs scored and 27th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Tampa Bay: Alex Cobb (11-10 3.63 ERA)<br />
Baltimore: Ubaldo Jimenez (6-10 6.57 ERA)
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Alex Cobb goes for the Rays tonight and in his last outing he went five innings and gave up three earned runs in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Rays had won his previous two starts where he only gave up one run in each outing. Tampa Bay has lost two of Cobb’s three starts against the Orioles this season where he has lasted 18 innings and given up nine earned runs. In 11 career starts against the Orioles Cobb is 5-2 with an ERA of 2.54. This season Cobb has a road ERA of 4.74 while at home he has an ERA of 2.46.
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Ubaldo Jimenez gets the starting nod for the Orioles and he had a good last outing only giving up one earned run in five innings in a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees. His last game was the first win for him in seven appearances. In three starts against the Rays this season Jimenez is 0-2 with a less than impressive ERA of 10.80 Baltimore is 31-10 in his last 41 starts, but they have lost four of his last five starts against a team with a losing record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Orioles are 13-5 in their last 18 home games against the Rays.
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In the last 5 games between these teams the Under record is 4-1.
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This season the Orioles are 45-33 at home and the Rays are 35-40 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Tampa Bay Rays: 74-79 SU / O/U 74-76 / Run Line W/L 72-81<br />
Baltimore Orioles: 74-80 SU / O/U 76-74 / Run Line W/L 72-82
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Tampa Bay at Baltimore Key Betting Trends<br />
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TB is 2-5 in their last 7 overall
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TB is 1-5 in their last 6 road games
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TB has an Under record of 8-2 in their last 10 games
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BAL is 3-12 in their last 15 overall
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BAL is 1-4 in their last 5 home games
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BAL has an Over record of 6-2 in their last 8 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>RAYS</b><br />
[LF] 06/23/2017 - Colby Rasmus 10-day DL (06/19) ( Hip )<br />
[P] 06/26/2017 - Diego Moreno 60-day DL (05/22) ( Shoulder )<br />
[LF] 06/09/2017 - Rickie Weeks Jr. 10-day DL (06/09) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Shawn Tolleson 60-day DL (04/01) ( Elbow )<br />
[3B] 06/01/2017 - Matt Duffy 60-day DL (04/02) ( Achilles )<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Kevin Gadea 60-day DL (03/26) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/18/2017 - Xavier Cedeno 60-day DL (04/18) ( Forearm )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Nathan Eovaldi 60-day DL (03/10) ( Elbow )
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<b>ORIOLES</b><br />
[P] 06/16/2017 - Mike Wright 10-day DL (06/15) ( Shoulder )
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