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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 5/31/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TAMPA BAY  ODORIZZI )
 
BALTIMORE  TILLMAN )
-1.5  +135

+1.5  -155
-110

+100

8ev
 
9
Final
5

TAMPA BAY (25 - 25) at BALTIMORE (23 - 25)
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Sunday, 5/31/2015 1:35 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. CHRIS TILLMAN (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
965TAMPA BAY+110Ov 8,-110-105Ov 8,+100
966BALTIMORE-120Un 8,-110-105Un 8,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games25-25-1.419-303.70.2430.3020.3840.6863.50.2190.2840.3450.629
Road Games12-11+1.96-173.60.2380.2970.3750.6723.30.2120.2740.3290.603
vs Right-handed Starters19-17+1.314-223.60.2380.2950.3660.6603.30.2080.2780.3310.609
Past 7 Games1-6-5.82-51.90.2300.2670.3280.5954.00.2190.2920.3430.635
Grass Games8-9-0.45-123.80.2520.3050.3980.7033.20.2160.2750.3390.614
Day Games6-8-2.96-83.30.2590.3060.3900.6963.50.2150.2850.3360.621
Division17-14+4.29-223.40.2310.2990.3650.6643.30.2140.2750.3460.621
TAMPA BAY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2430.302501666405829450.3841781413963033436222734
Road Games3.60.2380.29723799190446180.3758267180131671591212
Righty Starters3.60.2380.295361203286597270.366124972901923524151826
TAMPA BAY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.541.222165.3696513520671628-920483.3%
Road Games3.791.34473.7333168831632-510283.3%

BALTIMORE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games23-25-3.420-254.20.2540.3050.4050.7104.10.2430.3070.3950.702
Home Games17-12+3.313-154.60.2630.3100.4200.7304.00.2360.2850.3860.671
vs Right-handed Starters19-19-0.215-204.10.2510.3070.4080.7153.60.2260.2940.3660.660
Past 7 Games4-3+0.42-52.90.2270.2640.3560.6213.00.2480.2870.4080.694
Grass Games20-20-1.416-214.30.2620.3110.4160.7274.10.2460.3040.3910.695
Day Games12-7+5.29-85.10.2750.3180.4510.7694.20.2560.3210.4000.721
Division15-16-1.414-144.60.2600.3140.4330.7474.50.2390.3130.4100.723
BALTIMORE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2540.305481593404687530.4051911193861829246283723
Home Games4.60.2630.31029949250375340.42012664220121642816249
Righty Starters4.10.2510.307381261316545450.4081471023171724534193018
BALTIMORE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.191.234146.7625212817531399-415383.3%
Home Games3.681.34178.34132761029767-211378.6%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TAMPA BAY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/17/2015ARCHER(R)@ MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)11-3W-1258 evO19120631
5/19/2015RAMIREZ(L)@ ATLANTAFOLTYNEWICZ(R)5-3W-1057.5 unO850460
5/20/2015ODORIZZI(R)@ ATLANTAPEREZ(R)1-2L-1307.5 unU890560
5/21/2015COLOME(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)3-0W-1057.5 unU760671
5/22/2015ARCHER(R)OAKLANDKAZMIR(L)5-2W-1307 unP12809121
5/23/2015KARNS(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R)0-5L-1607.5 unU69210100
5/24/2015RAMIREZ(L)OAKLANDGRAY(R)2-7L+1157 unO1081870
5/25/2015ODORIZZI(R)SEATTLEELIAS(L)1-4L-1357 unU8111970
5/26/2015COLOME(R)SEATTLEHAPP(L)6-7L-1157 unO121021270
5/27/2015ARCHER(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)0-3L+1156.5 unU420320
5/29/2015KARNS(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)1-2L1157.5 unU570650
5/30/2015RAMIREZ(L)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)3-0W1258 ovU950330
5/31/2015ODORIZZI(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R) 
6/1/2015COLOME(R)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R) 
6/2/2015ARCHER(R)@ LA ANGELSWILSON(L) 
6/3/2015KARNS(R)@ LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L) 
6/4/2015RAMIREZ(L)@ SEATTLEELIAS(L) 
6/5/2015 @ SEATTLE  
6/6/2015 @ SEATTLE  
6/7/2015 @ SEATTLE  

BALTIMORE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/17/2015WRIGHT(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)3-0W+1158.5 unU740650
5/19/2015GONZALEZ(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)9-4W-1208.5 ovO1370661
5/20/2015CHEN(L)SEATTLEELIAS(L)2-4L-1358 unU10601280
5/21/2015TILLMAN(R)SEATTLEHAPP(L)5-4W-1108 ovO67110131
5/22/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ MIAMIALVAREZ(R)8-5W-1107.5 unO1110114121
5/23/2015WRIGHT(R)@ MIAMIHAREN(R)0-1L-1057.5 unU91017100
5/24/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R)2-5L-1057.5 unU6801180
5/25/2015CHEN(L)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)4-3W+1008 evU6001170
5/26/2015TILLMAN(R)HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)1-4L-1208.5 unU550881
5/27/2015JIMENEZ(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)5-4W-1208 unO10501180
5/28/2015WILSON(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)2-3L+1208 evU640960
5/28/2015WRIGHT(R)CHI WHITE SOXBECK(R)6-3W-1758.5 ovO1390652
5/29/2015GONZALEZ(R)TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)2-1W-1257.5 unU650570
5/30/2015CHEN(L)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L)0-3L-1358 ovU330950
5/31/2015TILLMAN(R)TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
6/1/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R) 
6/2/2015WRIGHT(R)@ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
6/3/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R) 
6/4/2015CHEN(L)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
6/5/2015 @ CLEVELAND  
6/6/2015 @ CLEVELAND  
6/7/2015 @ CLEVELAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A year after being a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in a familiar role as underdogs.
''That's good. ... We like that,'' three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said, noting the team has a history of flourishing most when little is expected from outside the organization.
''I just think it's going to be a really good year,'' the club's career home run and RBIs leader said. ''We've got a young team, a bunch of guys eager to learn and get out there and win games. I'm really looking forward to that.''
Former manager Joe Maddon - and his often unconventional way of doing things - is gone.
So is Andrew Friedman, the young executive who was architect of the teams that made the playoffs four of the past seven seasons.
The roster has a much different look, too, with 10 key players from a year ago either traded or released this winter.
''The end result is a club that we have optimism about, a club that we're excited about, that we think can compete for a playoff spot. And, that's what we want,'' team president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said.
''Every year, we want to come into camp believing our team can play meaningful games in September and have a chance to go to the playoffs, and even beyond,'' Silverman added. ''We have that - and at the same time, we've reloaded our minor league system, added some players who impact us this year, might impact us in the future, and we're better off because of that.''
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Rene Rivera, outfielder Steven Souza Jr., and pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri and Burch Smith are offseason acquisitions who could figure in the team's success - or failure.
Smith and two other young starters - Matt Andriese and Nathan Karns - figure to begin the season in the rotation because of injuries to Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, and Matt Moore.
The hope is the rest of the projected rotation, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi, can help the Rays stay afloat until they can get back to full strength.
''If you've got starting pitching, you've got a leg up on going into the season,'' rookie manager Kevin Cash said. ''We're very fortunate with the pitchers we have - starters and relievers.''
Cobb, sidelined by a forearm strain during spring training, believes the team will thrive as underdogs.
''We're not going to get bullied. A lot of people are picking us at the bottom, and we're going to embrace that and have each other's backs,'' the right-hander said.
''Any time anybody calls you out in your profession and makes you feel like you're not as good as you know you are, there's always something to prove,'' Cobb said. ''I don't feel like we need to have extra motivation. It's just going to be that much sweeter when we go out there and perform well.''
A look at the keys to the Rays' season:
WHO WILL LEAD?: Pitching and defense were staples during six consecutive winning seasons that produced four playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. The Rays slipped to 77-85 a year ago, their first losing record since 2007. They're banking on Cash, who has no previous managerial experience, being the right fit to restore winning ways. At 37, he's the youngest current manager or head coach in the four major professional sports.
BETTER LONGO: Longoria played in every game in 2014 for the first time in his career, however he hit a disappointing .253 with 22 homers and 91 RBIs. He's moving into the cleanup spot after batting third most of his career, and knows he has to be more consistent if the Rays - last in the AL in runs scored a year ago - are going to have a chance to be better offensively.
BEHIND THE PLATE: Catcher Ryan Hanigan was traded and backup Jose Molina was released this winter. The three-team deal that sent Wil Myers to San Diego and brought Souza to Tampa Bay from Washington, also landed Rivera from the Padres.
The Rays believe he's an upgrade defensively, as well as offensively.
Rivera posted career highs with a .252 batting average, 11 homers and 44 RBI's in 103 games last season. Still, the 31-year-old catcher stresses his job is to provide solid direction behind the plate.
''I want to help my pitching staff first. I think that's what the game is all about. If you pitch well, you're going to win some games,'' Rivera said. ''If I get a hit here, a hit there and help us win some games, that's even better.''
BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Rays-Orioles Preview* ======================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Tampa Bay (25-25) at Baltimore (23-25), 1:35 p.m. EDT

While Jake Odorizzi has been exceptionally reliable for the Tampa Bay Rays, the offense supporting him has not returned the favor.

With their long losing streak finally over, the visiting Rays will look to scratch across some runs for Odorizzi on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Odorizzi (3-5, 2.31 ERA) has been outstanding in May, posting a 2.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in five outings. But he hasn't won any of his last four, with Tampa Bay (25-25) scoring just five runs in that stretch.

Odorizzi's run-support average for the season is 2.17, which ranks as the second-lowest in the majors. He surrendered two runs - one earned - in seven innings Monday for his fifth consecutive quality start, but fell to Seattle 4-1.

"Odo was exactly consistent again with what he does," manager Kevin Cash told MLB's official website. "Goes out there and gives up two runs. ... Just incredible how consistent he's been throughout the year."

Odorizzi didn't need much help April 8 in his season debut, holding Baltimore to two hits over 6 2-3 innings in a 2-0 home win. That was a far cry from his last trip to Camden Yards on Aug. 25, when he gave up career highs of eight runs, 11 hits and four homers in four innings of a 9-1 loss.

He'll take the mound Sunday following an excellent outing from Erasmo Ramirez, who tossed seven scoreless innings to beat Baltimore 3-0 and end the Rays' six-game losing streak.

Steven Souza Jr. hit a home run for the second consecutive game and Joey Butler smacked his third homer in the victory.

"It's nice to get a big lead and hold it," Cash said. "The guys played really good defense behind Erasmo. A good, solid ballgame on our part."

Chris Tillman (2-6, 5.59) takes the mound for Baltimore (23-25) also looking to snap a losing streak. The right-hander has dropped his last five decisions and has not won since April 18, though he has shown noticeable improvement of late.

After posting a 6.34 ERA through his first seven starts, Tillman has a 2.70 mark in his last two. He allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings Tuesday, falling to Houston 4-1.

"Lot of positives, defensively and the way I was able to execute some pitches," Tillman said. "All four of them were there for the most part."

Two of Tillman's best starts this season came on the road against the Rays. He's allowed three runs and just seven hits over 13 2-3 innings, and is 3-1 with a 1.26 ERA in his last four starts in the series.

Tillman, like many pitchers, has had trouble dealing with Evan Longoria. Tampa's star third baseman is 15 for 38 (.395) with six homers and three doubles in their matchups.

The Orioles' last 10 losses have come when they've scored two or fewer runs, and Chris Davis is 3 for 38 in those contests.

Davis is batting .324 with a 1.179 OPS and 23 RBIs in 22 wins. He figures to play a major role again Sunday, especially if Adam Jones cannot go. Jones missed Saturday's contest with an injured left ankle and is day to day.


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