this baltimore orioles They will look to extend their lead in the AL East when they play the AL East tampa bay rays Friday again in St. Petersburg, Florida
this oriole (59-37), leading the team into a four-game series Rays (60-40) leading the first place, winning 4-3 in the first 10 rounds, leading by one round
Looking for its 11th win in 13 games, Baltimore is playing its best game in baseball this season. friday, oriole will seek to eliminate Rays It was the fifth of seven meetings between the two teams this season.
“Our goal is not to be No. 1 on July 20, but to be No. 1 at the end of the season,” he said. oriole manager Brandon Hyde said. “There’s a lot of time left in baseball. These guys gave it their all all season and I’m so proud of them. (They’ve) put themselves where they are. We’ve got a few months to go.”
this oriole Expect to be at least Friday in the series behind Kyle Bradish (6-4, 3.05 ERA), who has had a solid month
The right-hander is 2-1 with a 0.47 ERA in three starts in July against the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins. In 19 1/3 innings, he allowed 13 hits, 20 strikeouts, 4 walks and just 1 run.
He played almost as well last time against an opponent as he did last time Rays.Bradish allowed two runs on four hits, struck out eight and walked two in five innings in an 8-6 victory on June 20
In his career against Tampa Bay, Bradish is 1-1 with a 7.98 ERA in 14 2/3 innings of three starts, with 16 strikeouts and five hits.
this RaysMeanwhile, is struggling.They have lost five straight and 12 of their last 15 games
Rookie Colton Cowser’s sacrifice fly score by Aaron Hicks oriole Leading 4-3 at halftime in Thursday’s 10th inning
In the second half of the game, Rays First and second runners after Luke Raley was hit by a pitch after Wander Franco opened the frame as the second automatic runner.However, Baltimore All-Star finisher Felix Batista struck out Randy Arozarena, who fanned four times in five at-bats on the night, before inducing Brandon Lowe into a game-ending double.
this Rays 13 strikeouts, 1 less than last time oriole – Thursday
“We don’t have a lot going on right now,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said before the series opener. “We didn’t create as many chances as we could, and the things we did well probably didn’t happen as quickly as we’d like.”
this Rays Will hand the ball to Zach Eflin (10-5, 3.59 ERA), coming off his worst start to the season. The right-hander allowed five runs on seven hits and no strikeouts or walks in just three innings in Sunday’s 8-4 loss to the host Kansas City Royals.
The last time he played against Baltimore was on May 9, Evelyn allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 4 runs in 6 innings in a 2-4 loss.
Evelyn is 1-2 with a 4.74 ERA in three starts in 19 innings, with 20 strikeouts and two walks in three starts in 19 innings. oriole in his career
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