Tampa Bay (89-62) at LA Dodgers (97-54)
When: Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Where: Dodger Stadium,
Los Angeles, CA
Time: 10:10 ET | TV: YouTube
Opening Odds: Los Angeles -123/9
The Tampa Bay Rays are in a three-team battle for the two American League wild cards spots and will welcome back the ace of their staff when they visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night to begin a two-game interleague series. Blake Snell, who underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow after a July 21st start, will be back on the mound for the Rays Tuesday. Tampa Bay leads Cleveland by 1.5 games for the final playoff berth and trailed first-place Oakland by 1.5 entering Monday’s action. The Rays are currently 3-3 on their eight-game road trip and will play their next six at home after the trip against Boston and the New York Yankees before finishing at Toronto. Outfielder Austin Meadows has a hit in all 14 games this month while going 22-for-52 with seven home runs, 18 RBI and 16 runs scored. The Dodgers have already wrapped up its seventh straight National League West title but are battling the Houston Astros and Yankees for the best mark in the league and homefield advantage should they get back to the Fall Classic. The teams split a couple of blowout wins in St. Petersburg back in May.
Pitchers: Rays – Blake Snell (6-7, 4.28 ERA) | Dodgers – Ross Stripling (4-4, 3.40)
Snell, who is expected to pitch no more than three innings, had a rough season until shortly before the surgery when he started to heat up. The 2018 Cy Young winner allowed four runs over 22 innings in his last four starts including the Yankees twice. Snell has never faced the Dodgers.
Stripling is trying to lockdown the No. 4 spot in the postseason rotation and has been bouncing back and forth from the bullpen. He lasted three innings in each of his last two starts – both on the road – and allowed just one run total and five hits with no walks. Stripling, who is 2-3 with a 3.36 ERA in 14 starts this season, four scoreless innings in two relief outings against Tampa Bay in his career.
This is a pretty even matchup between the starters and bullpen. Neither pitcher is expected to go long and both bullpens are pretty decent. The deciding factor here is not only the homefield advantage, but quite simply, the Dodgers have a better lineup.
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BETTING TRENDS:
Rays are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Rays are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague road games.
Rays are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games.
Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Rays are 13-4 in their last 17 overall.
Rays are 6-2 in their last 8 games following an off day.
Rays are 23-8 in their last 31 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Rays are 13-5 in their last 18 vs. National League West.
Rays are 30-65 in their last 95 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Rays are 4-9 in their last 13 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Rays are 4-0 in Snell’s last 4 starts vs. National League West.
Rays are 4-0 in Snell’s last 4 starts.
Rays are 4-0 in Snell’s last 4 interleague starts.
Rays are 7-1 in Snell’s last 8 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Rays are 12-3 in Snell’s last 15 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Rays are 11-4 in Snell’s last 15 Tuesday starts.
Rays are 19-7 in Snell’s last 26 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Rays are 15-7 in Snell’s last 22 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Dodgers are 16-5 in their last 21 Tuesday games.
Dodgers are 51-16 in their last 67 home games.
Dodgers are 8-3 in their last 11 vs. American League East.
Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 overall.
Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 games on grass.
Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
Dodgers are 19-8 in their last 27 interleague home games vs. a left-handed starter.
Dodgers are 38-16 in their last 54 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Dodgers are 35-16 in their last 51 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Dodgers are 57-28 in their last 85 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
Dodgers are 49-24 in their last 73 games following an off day.
Dodgers are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Dodgers are 1-6 in their last 7 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Dodgers are 7-1 in Stripling’s last 8 starts during game 1 of a series.
Dodgers are 5-2 in Stripling’s last 7 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Dodgers are 5-2 in Stripling’s last 7 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Dodgers are 5-2 in Stripling’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Dodgers are 1-6 in Stripling’s last 7 starts following an outing of less than 4 innings in his last appearance.
Over is 7-0 in Rays last 7 interleague games.
Over is 5-0 in Rays last 5 vs. National League West.
Over is 8-1 in Rays last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 6-1 in Rays last 7 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-1-1 in Rays last 7 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 4-1 in Rays last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Over is 4-1-1 in Rays last 6 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 7-2 in Rays last 9 games following a loss.
Over is 9-3 in Rays last 12 Tuesday games.
Over is 6-2 in Rays last 8 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 10-4 in Rays last 14 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 7-3 in Rays last 10 road games.
Over is 7-3 in Rays last 10 on grass.
Over is 7-3-1 in Rays last 11 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Over is 7-3-1 in Rays last 11 interleague road games.
Over is 3-0-1 in Snell’s last 4 starts during game 1 of a series.
Under is 2-0-2 in Snell’s last 4 starts overall.
Under is 9-1-2 in Snell’s last 12 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 8-2-2 in Snell’s last 12 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 15-4-2 in Snell’s last 21 road starts.
Under is 6-2 in Snell’s last 8 Tuesday starts.
Under is 12-4-2 in Snell’s last 18 starts on grass.
Under is 4-0-1 in Dodgers last 5 interleague games.
Under is 4-0-1 in Dodgers last 5 vs. American League East.
Under is 6-1-1 in Dodgers last 8 on grass.
Under is 6-1-1 in Dodgers last 8 overall.
Under is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 4-1-1 in Dodgers last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Under is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 interleague home games.
Under is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Over is 8-2 in Dodgers last 10 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 35-12-5 in Dodgers last 52 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 18-7-1 in Dodgers last 26 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 21-10 in Dodgers last 31 home games.
Over is 2-0-3 in Stripling’s last 5 starts following an outing of less than 4 innings in his last appearance.
Over is 2-0-2 in Stripling’s last 4 starts during game 1 of a series.
Under is 3-0-1 in Stripling’s last 4 home starts.
Under is 7-1 in Stripling’s last 8 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Under is 13-3-2 in Stripling’s last 18 starts with 5 days of rest.
Under is 4-1-1 in Stripling’s last 6 Tuesday starts.
Under is 8-2-2 in Stripling’s last 12 starts on grass.
Under is 10-3-2 in Stripling’s last 15 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 3-1-2 in Stripling’s last 6 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 3-1-1 in Stripling’s last 5 interleague starts.
Under is 5-2 in Stripling’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 31-14-6 in Stripling’s last 51 starts overall.
Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Rays are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles.
