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Atlanta Braves (3-10, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (6-7, fourth in the AL East) Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * To continue reading, please subscribe: *$1 will be added to your next bill. After your 4 weeks access is complete your rate will increase by $0.
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Tampa Bay Rays (6-7, fourth in the AL East) PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2, 5.19 ERA, 2.19 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 0.
90 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, eight strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -146, Braves +122; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves will try to stop their eight-game road skid in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay has a 6-4 record at home and a 6-7 record overall.
Rays pitchers have a collective 3.70 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL. Atlanta is 3-10 overall and 0-8 in road games.
The Braves are 2-1 in games when they scored five or more runs. The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe has a .
271 batting average to lead the Rays, and has three home runs. Kameron Misner is 11-for-31 with five RBI over the last 10 games. Marcell Ozuna has a .
317 batting average to lead the Braves, and has two doubles and three home runs. Austin Riley is 11-for-42 with a home run and five RBI over the past 10 games. INJURIES: Rays: Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow) Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Ronald Acuna Jr.
: 10-Day IL (knee), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ignacio Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Advertisement.
