Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Camden Yards.

Righthander Matt Garza will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Garza is 13-7 this season with a 3.54 ERA.

Starting this game for the Orioles will be Kevin Millwood. The righthander has a 5.34 ERA to go along with a 3-14 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Robin Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with a solo home run on Wednesday, and the Rays defeated the Blue Jays 2-1. The Rays won that game as a -110 pick’em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.

David Price scattered four hits and one run over eight innings for the win, while Rafale Soriano closed out the game for his 40^th save.

The Orioles fell 6-4 to the Red Sox last time out, as +115 underdogs. That game’s 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.

Brad Bergesen allowed eight hits and five runs over 5 1-3 innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Baltimore has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 82-51 SU
Baltimore: 49-85 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore’s last 15 games when playing Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay

Next up:
Baltimore home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, September 4

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