Rays-Mets Odds Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Citi Field in an interleague contest. Andy Sonnanstine will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Sonnanstine is 5-6 this season with a 6.65 ERA. Sonnanstine's opponent in this one will be Fernando Nieve. The Mets righthander has a 2.70 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays dropped Thursday's rubber match 4-3 to the Rockies, as -115 favorites at home. That game's seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5). Ben Zobrist drove in two runs in a losing cause, while Matt Garza surrendered all four runs in five innings of work. The Mets were defeated 5-4 by the Orioles last time out, as +105 underdogs. The nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10.5). Carlos Beltran went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Francisco Rodriguez gave up both runs in the ninth and suffered the loss. Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games. New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 35-33 SU New York: 33-31 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing NY Mets are 3-6 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-4 After playing Baltimore are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Tampa Bay is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road NY Mets are 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home NY Mets are 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Next up: NY Mets home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, June 20