Battle in Florida in Friday MLB Wagering
Interleague event is on the MLB wagering board again with the war in Florida as the Marlins face the Rays.
The Rays will be preferred in baseball gambling at home in the starter of a three-game series on Friday.
Both the Rays and the Marlins enter into Friday’s Interleague series above .500 for the 2nd time in 11 years, and in division contention of their individual leagues.
MLB wagering odds prefer the Rays on Friday with James Shields on the mound. Shields is 5-4 with a 3.64 ERA this year. He is supposed to get the start on Friday and be opposed by Florida’s Nate Robertson who’s 4-5 on the season with a 4.83 ERA. Robertson did not pitch very well previous time out as he permitted 6 runs in a loss to the Mets. He has not pitched great versus Tampa Bay in his career as he is -4 with a 4.76 ERA. He’s -2 in his career at Tropicana Field with a 4.63 ERA.
Last time out versus Texas, Shields lost his 4th game of the season. He permitted 6 runs but just three of them were earned. In 6 career starts versus the Marlins, Shields is 2-1 with a 4.12 ERA. Shields is quite great at home in his career with a 26-16 record and a 3.44 ERA.
The Rays have really done nicely versus the Marlins in MLB wagering. They’ve won eight of the previous ten games versus Florida. Versus the Marlins previous year, the Rays took five of the 6 games including all three in Tampa Bay. 2 of those three games went under the total.
Florida has not really played that well on the road this year. They just don’t hit as well on the road and their pitching is not as great. Thus far this season they have performed poorly, though Florida has the ability to win games on the road. They are only average in hitting, rating 14th in the league and they’re no better in pitching at 16th in the league.
Tampa Bay has in fact been far better on the road this year than at home. At home though in baseball gambling, the Rays still have a winning record. The Rays are in the Top 5 in the league in both hitting and in earned run average. They have the top record in the league on that basis. The Rays have one of the better starting rotations in the league and their lineup is loaded with ability.
An all-Florida competition attracted very little attention in past years outside the two local markets. But the series may start to heat up with two of the Major’s youngest, talent-laden teams competing.
Joe Maddon, the Rays’ manager, stated that everybody was attempting to make this into a rivalry.”They’ve been better than we have in the past. They’ve already run their flag up. As we get better, I think at some point, where both teams are playing at a high level, I think you can grow it into one of those.”
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