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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Camden Yards.
Jeff Niemann will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Niemann is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be ace Jeremy Guthrie who starts for the Orioles. Righthander Guthrie is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Melvin Mora drove in three runs to lead the Orioles in a 5-4 win over the Rays in Friday's series-opener, as +100 underdogs. The game's nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Nick Markakis drove in the other run for the Orioles. Mark Hendrickson tossed 5 1-3 innings for the victory, and George Sherrill picked up his second save.
Evan Longoria belted two home runs to drive in all three runs for the Rays, who were favored at -120. Andy Sonnanstine surrendered five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the taking the loss.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 2-2 SU
Baltimore: 3-1 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 9-1
After playing Baltimore are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 1-9
After playing Tampa Bay are 1-9
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home
Baltimore is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
Next up:
Baltimore home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, April 12

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