Yahoo! Sports · Jun 15, 2024
Braves bring 1-0 series advantage over Rays into game 2
Tampa Bay Rays (33-37, fifth in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (37-30, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (4-3, 4.17 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Braves: Charlie Morton (3-3, 4.12 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -159, Rays +135; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-0 series lead.
Atlanta has a 20-12 record at home and a 37-30 record overall. The Braves have gone 20-7 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Tampa Bay is 33-37 overall and 14-14 on the road. The Rays have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .305.