The division rival Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore
Orioles are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when
they meet at Camden Yards.
The Rays will give the ball to starter James Shields
in this one. Righthander Shields is 13-8 this season
with a 3.61 ERA.
Shields's opponent in this one will be Garrett Olson.
The Orioles lefthander has a 6.75 ERA to go along with
a 9-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as
170-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
Akinori Iwamura drove in two runs to lead the Rays
over the Orioles 4-2 on Monday night.
Tampa Bay cashed as -150 road favorites as the game
played under the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Jason Bartlett was 2-for-3 with a run batted in for
the Rays, while Grant Balfour picked up the victory in
relief of starter David Price for Tampa Bay.
Brian Roberts and Juan Castro knocked in runs for
Baltimore, while Rocky Cherry was handed the loss
after coming in for Orioles starter Brian Bass.
Current streak:
Baltimore has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 93-62 SU
Baltimore: 67-88 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6
games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing
on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6
games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5
games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7
games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6
games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Baltimore home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, September 23<\/p>\n