Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Rays-Orioles Pointers

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Camden Yards.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jason Hammel in this game. Hammel has a 2-1 record and a 4.32 ERA this season.
The Orioles will counter Hammel with Garrett Olson. Lefthander Olson has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays defeated Boston 2-0 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
James Shields pitched a complete-game two-hit shutout, with seven strikeouts for Tampa Bay, while Evan Longoria hit a solo home run in the win.
The White Sox defeated Baltimore 6-1 as a -125 favorite last time out. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Paul Konerko hit a pair of solo home runs for Chicago, while Carlos Quentin was 2-2 with an RBI and a run scored on the win.
Brian Roberts hit a solo home run to drive in the Orioles' lone run, while Jeremy Guthrie took the loss after giving up three runs in five innings.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 6 straight games.
Baltimore has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 14-11 SU
Baltimore: 14-11 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 1-9
Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Baltimore is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Baltimore home to Tampa Bay, Wednesday, April 30
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