Marcell Ozuna takes a two-game home run streak into the Atlanta Braves’ (3-10) matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays (6-7). The Rays are favored (-146) over the Braves (+122), and it starts at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Drew Rasmussen starts for Tampa Bay while Atlanta will counter with AJ Smith-Shawver.
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Rays to win vs Braves -146
Rays vs. Braves betting lines
- Favorite: Rays (-146)
- Underdog: Braves (+122)
- Over/under: 9
Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rays betting info
- The Rays have won 60% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (6-4).
- Tampa Bay has gone 5-2 (winning 71.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 59.3%.
- Tampa Bay has played in 13 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total four times (4-8-1).
- The Rays have a 4-9-0 record ATS this season (covering just 30.8% of the time).
Rays hitting info
- Kameron Misner is batting .375 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and two walks.
- Among hitters in MLB, Misner ranks 108th in homers and 89th in RBI.
- Brandon Lowe’s three home runs, nine runs batted in and .271 batting average all lead his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Lowe ranks 29th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
- Jonathan Aranda has six doubles, a home run and three walks while hitting .324.
- Jake Mangum has two doubles and a walk while batting .297.
Rays pitching rankings
- The Rays pitching staff is seventh in MLB with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay has a 3.70 team ERA that ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.095).
- Rays pitchers combine to give up the third-most home runs in baseball (20 total, 1.5 per game).
- Tampa Bay defeated the Braves 6-3 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing eight hits.
Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Braves betting info
- The Braves have been the underdog in six games this season, and they have failed to win any of those contests.
- Atlanta has played as an underdog of +122 or more twice this season and lost both games.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 45% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in four of its 13 games with a total this season.
- The Braves are 5-8-0 against the spread in their 13 chances this season.
Braves hitting info
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.317), home runs (three) and runs batted in (eight) this season.
- Ozuna ranks 29th in homers and 46th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Ozuna takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
- Ozzie Albies has collected 11 hits this season and has an OBP of .263. He’s slugging .358 on the year.
- Albies is 61st in home runs and 89th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Albies brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
- Matt Olson has collected nine base hits, an OBP of .339 and a slugging percentage of .326 this season.
- Austin Riley has 13 hits and an OBP of .298 to go with a slugging percentage of .434 this season.
- Riley has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .364 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
Braves pitching rankings
- The Braves have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- Atlanta has pitched to a 4.21 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- The Braves rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.350 WHIP this season.
- The Braves have given up the 23rd-fewest long balls so far this season with 17 home runs allowed.
- Atlanta pitchers struck out six Rays hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 6-3 loss its last time out.
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