Interleague competition is on the MLB gambling board again including the battle in Florida as the Marlins take on the Rays.
In the starter of a three-game series on Friday, the Rays will be preferred in baseball gambling at home.
For just the second time in 11 years, both the Rays and the Marlins enter into Friday’s Interleague series above .500, and in division contention of their respective leagues.
MLB gambling odds favor Tampa Bay on Friday with James Shields on the mound. Shields is 5-4 having a 3.64 ERA this year. He is matched up with Florida’s Nate Robertson who is 4-5 on the season having a 4.83 ERA and supposed to get the start on Friday. Robertson didn’t pitch very well last time out while he allowed six runs in a loss to the New York Mets. He hasn’t pitched very well against Tampa Bay in his career as he’s -4 having a 4.76 ERA. He is -2 in his career at Tropicana Field having a 4.63 ERA.
Shields lost his 4th match of the season last time out against Texas. He allowed six runs but just three of them were earned. Shields is 2-1 with a 4.12 ERA in six career starts against the Marlins. With a 26-16 record and a 3.44 ERA, Shields is very good at home in his career.
The Tampa Bay Rays have truly done well against the Marlins in MLB gambling. They have won 8 of the last ten games against Florida. Against the Marlins last year, the Rays took 5 of the six games which includes all three in Tampa Bay. Two of these three games went under the total.
Florida hasn’t truly played that well on the road this year. Their pitching isn’t as good and they basically don’t hit as well on the road. To date this season they have performed poorly, however Florida has the ability to win games on the road. They’re just 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 better on the road this year than at home. The Tampa Bay Rays still have a successful record at home however in baseball gambling. In both hitting and in earned run average, the Rays are in the Top 5 in the league. They have the top record in the league for that reason. The Rays have one of the best starting rotations in the league and their lineup is packed with ability.
An all-Florida competition drew very little interest in earlier years outside the two local markets. But the series could start to heat up with two of the Major’s most youthful, skillful teams facing off.
Joe Maddon, the Rays’ manager, stated that everyone was trying to turn 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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