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In MLB betting action on Saturday, it’s the 58-53 Milwaukee Brewers going at it against the 57-54 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2nd game of a three-game set at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida tonight. The first pitch at Tropicana Field tonight, is scheduled to be thrown at 6:10 PM ET.
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The host Rays are a strong -137 money line favorite with the total line offered on the odds board at 8.5 runs.
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In Game 1 of this series yesterday, the runs were difficult to come by with the Brewers prevailing 2-0 over the Rays. In the game, the Brewers scored two runs on their five hits and the Rays were held scoreless on nine hits.
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This season the Brewers rank 12th in the Majors in runs scored and 9th in team ERA.
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The Rays rank tied for 15th in the Majors in runs scored and 10th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Milwaukee: Zach Davies (12-5, 4.42 ERA)<br />
Tampa Bay: Alex Cobb (9-7, 3.89 ERA)
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Zach Davies goes for the Brewers tonight and in his last outing he gave up three earned runs in seven innings in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers have lost two of his last three starts, but in his two starts previous to his last one he did not give up any earned runs in 14 innings of work. Davis is undefeated on the road this season going 6-0 with an ERA of 2.80 and this is his first career start against the Rays. In two career interleague starts he is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.77. Davies is ranked tied for 3rd in the NL in wins.
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Alex Cobb gets the call for the Rays and he is coming off his worst outing of the season where he only lasted three innings and gave up eight earned runs in a 14-7 loss to the Houston Astros. The Rays have lost two of his last three starts and in that span he has given up 12 earned runs in 18 innings. Cobb has one career start against the Brewers in the 2014 season where he only gave up one earned run in eight innings. In 15 career interleague starts Cobb is 9-3 with an ERA of 2.56. Tampa Bay has won four of his last five home starts and have won five of his last six interleague starts.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Rays are 5-3 in their last 8 games against the Brewers.
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In the last 6 games between these teams the Under record is 5-1.
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In the last 7 games between these teams in Tampa Bay the total has gone Under every time.
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This season the Rays are 29-24 at home and the Brewers are 27-26 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Milwaukee Brewers: 58-53 SU / O/U 52-54 / Run Line W/L 62-49<br />
Tampa Bay Rays: 57-54 SU / O/U 59-49 / Run Line W/L 57-54
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Milwaukee at Tampa Bay Key Betting Trends<br />
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MIL is 6-1 in their last 7 interleague games
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MIL is 6-12 in their last 18 overall
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MIL has an Under record of 20-6-1 in their last 27 games
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TB is 4-2 in their last 6 overall
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TB is 11-6 in their last 17 interleague games
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TB has an Over record of 15-7 in their last 22 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>BREWERS</b><br />
[C] 08/04/2017 - Jett Bandy 10-day DL (08/04) ( Ribs )<br />
[C] 07/18/2017 - Stephen Vogt 10-day DL (07/18) ( Knee )<br />
[P] 06/28/2017 - Chase Anderson 10-day DL (06/28) ( Ribs )
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<b>RAYS</b><br />
[P] 07/26/2017 - Jake Odorizzi 10-day DL (07/25) ( Back )<br />
[P] 06/26/2017 - Diego Moreno 60-day DL (05/22) ( Shoulder )<br />
[LF] 06/23/2017 - Colby Rasmus 10-day DL (06/19) ( Hip )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Nathan Eovaldi 60-day DL (03/10) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/18/2017 - Xavier Cedeno 60-day DL (04/18) ( Forearm )<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Shawn Tolleson 60-day DL (04/01) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Kevin Gadea 60-day DL (03/26) ( Elbow )<br />
[3B] 06/01/2017 - Matt Duffy 60-day DL (04/02) ( Achilles )<br />
[CF] 06/09/2017 - Kevin Kiermaier 60-day DL (06/09) ( Hip )<br />
[LF] 06/09/2017 - Rickie Weeks Jr. 10-day DL (06/09) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 06/13/2017 - Matt Andriese 60-day DL (06/11) ( Hip )
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