The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles are facing off on Wednesday after a postponement in a division matchup at Oriole Park at Camden Yards starting up at 12:35 pm ET and the game is streaming on the MLB.com website and has two teams playing well in the early goings of the season and the matchup has Miguel Gonzalez and Jake Odorizzi pitching against each other as they both look to get the victory.
The Tampa Bay Rays come into the game after losing to the Orioles and that came saw Wei Yin Chen get the win over Chris Archer and now the Rays are dealing with some heavy injuries in the pitching rotation, as they have Matt Moore getting surgery, while Alex Cobb is hurt as well. The team is ranked 26th early in runs and they are 28th in batting average and the offense has not been up to its usual standards and they are looking to get things right before the Wednesday game, which will have Chris Tillman and David Price going against each other on the mound.
The Rays are 10th in ERA and eighth in quality starts, but they will need to have all hands on deck, as pitchers keep dropping and now Moore will be out for the season and could miss part of next season as well with Tommy John surgery. The Rays need a solid start from Odorizzi, who is coming in after getting tagged for seven runs and 10 hits against the Royals and that came after a win earlier in the season with six scoreless innings against Texas.
The O's come into the game after a nice win against the rays and they scored seven runs and the offense is starting to come together now. The team is ranked 16th in scoring with 53 runs and they are sixth in batting average with a plus .260 clip this season and they are 14th in slugging percentage. The team has been struggling from the mound and they have a 4.20 plus ERA and are looking to settle down on Monday night. The team is fourth in the AL east and they are 6-7 on the season so far.
The AL East will be a tough division this season with the Yankees improving and the Boston red Sox coming off of their World Series championship and the Rays are also looking good along with the Orioles. It is the deepest division in baseball and the winner will be in nice position for the playoffs.
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