7:05 pm Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
Rays: -130
Orioles: +110
Total: 9
The Rays started the season with a 3-game sweep of the Orioles in Tampa. The Rays also defeated the Orioles in 18 of 19 meetings last season, including a 9-0 record at Camden Yards. The Rays have won 2 straight and 5 of the last 7 games and will be going with left-hander Jalen Beeks (1-0, 1.72 ERA), a reliever who will be making his first start of the season. Beeks has made 9 appearances totaling 15 2/3 innings this season. Against the Orioles, Beeks has allowed 2 hits with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk in 1 appearance earlier this season. The Orioles lost 6 straight games until they beat the Yankees, 9-6, with a walk-off home run yesterday. The Orioles will start right-hander Tyler Wells (1-3, 4-18 ERA) who allowed 3 runs on 8 hits with 2 strikeouts and no walks over 4 innings in a 5-1 loss at Detroit on Sunday in his last start. Wells has struggled against the Rays, earlier in the season he threw just 1 2/3 innings while giving up 4 runs on 3 hits 2 two strikeouts, and 2 walks in an 8-0 loss on April 10.
⚾The Rays were off on Thursday so their bullpen will be at full strength.
⚾The Orioles played yesterday and used a large chunk of their bullpen, including closer Jorge Lopez for a 2nd straight game so he probably won’t be available.
⚾The Rays are 12-1 in the last 13 meetings in Baltimore.
⚾The Rays are 9-3 in their last 12 road games.
The Bookie: Rays
10:15 pm San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants
Padres: +100
Giants: -120
Total: 7.5
The Giants and Padres are in the top 5 in the National League and meet for a series in San Francisco. The Padres will open the series with left-hander Sean Manaea (2-3, 3.77 ERA) who will face the Giants right-hander Jakob Junis (1-1, 1.79). The Giants are hosting the Padres for the 2nd time this season and after this set is completed, they will still have 13 games remaining against each other, and 10 of those will be played in San Diego. Junis has faced the Padres once before in 2017, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and a walk with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings. Manaea has a 2-3 career record against San Francisco with a 2.72 ERA and a 1.163 WHIP in 8 starts while giving up 18 runs on 38 hits and 12 walks with 32 strikeouts in 43 innings.
⚾The Giants are 5-2 in their last 7 games facing a left-hand starter.
⚾The Giants have the 2nd best home batting average, hitting .257 with 18 home runs.
⚾The Giants are 5-0 in their last 5 home games and 8-3 in their last 11 overall.
⚾The Over is 13-5 in the last 18 meetings.
The Bookie: Giants