Saturday, June 14, 2008

Marlins-Rays Who Will Cover?

The fans at Tropicana Field will be treated to a game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays when they take their seats on Saturday.

The Marlins will give the ball to starter Mark Hendrickson in this one. Lefthander Hendrickson is 7-4 this season with a 5.76 ERA.

It'll be Matt Garza toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Garza is 4-3 with a 4.38 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Rays defeated the Marlins in the opener of a three-game series 7-3 as -150 favorites on Friday. The game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Dioner Navarro and Eric Hinske drove in two runs apiece for the Rays. Andy Sonnanstine allowed three earned runs in 5 1-3 innings for his seventh victory.

Jeremy Hermida had two hits and one RBI for the Marlins, who were +135 underdogs in that game. Ryan Tucker gave up five runs off seven hits over five innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Florida has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Florida: 36-31 SU
Tampa Bay: 39-28 SU

Florida most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 1-9
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Florida, Sunday, June 15

 

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