The Braves are rolling and the Rays are reeling. Covers_Ro doesn’t see much reason for that to change with Spencer Strider squaring off against Taj Bradley this evening. Bradley's talented, but the Braves offense is relentless.
Two of the top teams in the majors face off in the Sunshine State today with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting the Atlanta Braves. This is the second contest of a three-game set at Tropicana Field with Atlanta taking the opener last night in a 2-1 pitcher's duel.
The Braves are sending ace Spencer Strider to the mound for today's showdown and MLB betting lines opened with them installed as -145 road favorites. Here are my best freewas the runner-up for NL Rookie of the Year last season and has quickly emerged as one of the best pitchers in the majors. He's 10-2 with an expected ERA of 3.17 in 17 starts this season and his MLB-leading 14.2 strikeouts per nine innings is 2.2 strikeouts higher than second-place Kevin Gausman.
Bradley ranks in the Bottom 20th percentile in hard-hit rate and exit velocity, which is bad news against an Atlanta lineup that leads the majors in both categories. The Braves also lead the majors in wOBA with that number surging to an incredible .398 since the start of June. The Rays are third in the majors in wOBA but their bats have gone cold since the start of June with that number plummeting to .312.
The Braves have gone a sizzling 19-2 in their last 21 games and with their best hurler on the mound against a struggling rookie, there's little reason to consider the underdogs at this number. With the disparity in starting pitchers for this matchup, I'm backing the Braves to have the lead after five innings.
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