The Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Camden Yards.
Righthander Andy Sonnanstine will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Sonnanstine is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Orioles will be Mark Hendrickson. The lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays held off a ninth-inning rally to defeat the Red Sox 4-3 on Thursday, as -150 favorites. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Evan Longoria led the way with a two-run homer, while Matt Joyce and Shawn Riggans also went deep. Matt Garza picked up the win, allowing one run off four hits in seven innings of work.
The Orioles were crushed 11-2 by the Yankees, as +180 underdogs last time out. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Luke Scott drove in one run with a solo homer, while Alfredo Simon allowed four runs over five innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 2-1 SU
Baltimore: 2-1 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Baltimore are 8-2
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 1-9
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home
Baltimore is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
Next up:
Baltimore home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, April 11