War in Florida in Friday MLB Betting

11th June, 2010 - Posted by tang - No Comments

Interleague event is on the MLB betting board again including the showdown in Florida as the Florida Marlins encounter the Tampa Bay Rays.

In the starter of a three-game series on Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays will be favored in baseball betting at home.

For just the second time in 11 years, both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Florida Marlins go into Friday’s Interleague series above .500, and in division contention of their respective leagues.

MLB betting odds prefer Tampa Bay on Friday with James Shields pitching. Shields is 5-4 having a 3.64 ERA this season. He is expected to get the start on Friday and be matched up with Florida’s Nate Robertson who’s 4-5 on the season having a 4.83 ERA. Robertson did not pitch greatly past time out while he permitted six runs in a loss to the Mets. He has not pitched well against Tampa Bay in his career as he is -4 having a 4.76 ERA. He is -2 in his career at Tropicana Field having a 4.63 ERA.

Shields lost his fourth game of the season past time out against Texas. Just 3 of the six runs that he permitted were earned. In six career starts against the Florida Marlins, Shields is 2-1 having a 4.12 ERA. With a 26-16 record and a 3.44 ERA, Shields is very excellent at home in his career.

The Rays have truly done nicely against the Florida Marlins in MLB betting. They’ve won 8 of the past ten matches against Florida. Last year the Rays took five of the six matches against the Florida Marlins which includes all 3 in Tampa Bay. Two of these 3 matches went under the total.

On the road, Florida has not truly played that well this season. They just do not hit as well on the road and their pitching is not as excellent. Florida has the ability to win matches on the road but so far this season they have performed poorly. They are just average in hitting, standing 14th in the league and they’re no better in pitching at 16th in the league.

Tampa Bay has in fact been much better on the road this season than at home. At home though in baseball betting, the Tampa Bay Rays still have a winning record. In the hitting and in earned run average, the Tampa Bay Rays are in the Top five in the league. That’s the reason they have the best record in the league. The Rays have a lineup loaded with ability, and they have one of the best starting rotations in the league.

An all-Florida game drew very little attention in previous seasons outside the 2 local markets. But with 2 of the Major’s youngest, talent-laden teams squaring off, the series might start to heat up.

Joe Maddon, the Rays’ manager, said that everybody 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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