At Tropicana Field on Friday, the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves (58-28) meet the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays (57-33) at 6:40 PM ET. The Rays will give the start to Tyler Glasnow (2-2), and the Braves will turn to Charlie Morton (8-6).
How to Live Stream Rays vs. Braves
- Game Day: Friday, July 7, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV: MLB.tv
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Rays and Braves Stats
- The Rays average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- The Rays have the fourth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
- The Rays’ 134 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Tampa Bay rank third in the majors with a combined .455 team slugging percentage.
- The Braves pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Atlanta’s 3.64 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Atlanta Braves have hit a league-leading 166 home runs, averaging 1.9 per game.
- This season, Atlanta leads the majors with a .500 slugging percentage, putting up 328 extra-base hits.
Rays vs. Braves Key Players
- Wander Franco is batting .284 with 21 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 29 walks.
- Yandy Diaz has a club-leading .310 batting average.
- Randy Arozarena has a team-best 16 home runs and 58 runs batted in.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with a .337 batting average.
- Matt Olson has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 29 home runs and 70 runs batted in.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .266 with 15 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 25 walks.
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Rays vs. Braves Betting Odds and Trends
Rays vs. Braves Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | -116 | -104 | 8.5 | -114 | -106 |
Rays vs. Braves Betting Trends
- The Rays have entered the game as favorites 76 times this season and won 51, or 67.1%, of those games.
- This season the Rays have won 51 of their 71 games, or 71.8%, when favored by at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The Rays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 50 of 90 opportunities.
- The Braves have been victorious in seven of the 10 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, the Braves have been victorious five times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least -104 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Braves and their opponents have hit the over in 47 of their 86 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
