The Tampa Bay Rays (33-37) will visit the Atlanta Braves (37-30), in the second Game of a three-Game series, Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
The favored Braves (-129 moneyline odds) host the Rays (+109). The Atlanta Braves will give the start to Charlie Morton (3-3, 4.12 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Rays will counter with Ryan Pepiot (4-3, 4.17 ERA).
The Braves defeated the Rays 7-3 yesterday, with Chris Sale getting the win (7.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 7 K) and Austin Riley leading the way offensively (going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI). Zack Littell (2.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Rays.
Before the Braves vs. Rays matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Braves (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rays (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, June 15, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- This season, the Braves have been favored 60 times and won 35, or 58.3%, of those games.
- Atlanta is 33-22 this season when entering a game favored by -129 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 56.3% chance to win.
- So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of 67 games with a total.
- The Braves are 31-35-0 ATS in their 66 games with a spread this season.
Charlie Morton (Braves probable starter)
- Morton makes the start for the Braves, his 13th of the season. He is 3-3 with a 4.12 ERA and 68 strikeouts through 67 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out was on Saturday against the Washington Nationals, when the right-hander went five innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- In 12 games this season, the 40-year-old has a 4.12 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .243 to opposing hitters.
- Morton is looking to collect his sixth quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Morton is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 innings per appearance on the hill.
- He has made three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face a Rays offense that ranks 25th in the league with 269 runs while batting .232 as a squad. It has a collective .351 slugging percentage (28th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 53 home runs (30th in MLB).
- This season, the 40-year-old ranks 62nd in ERA (4.12), 60th in WHIP (1.300), and 26th in K/9 (9) among qualifying pitchers.
Braves batting stats
- The Braves rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 68 home runs.
- The offense for Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .400 this season, 12th in MLB.
- The Braves have a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
- Atlanta has scored 294 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Braves have the 14th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
- Atlanta ranks 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have been victorious in 10, or 40%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This year, Tampa Bay has won three of 12 games when listed as at least +109 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 47.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 35 of its 70 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- In 69 games with a line this season, the Rays have a mark of 32-37-0 against the spread.
Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)
- Pepiot makes the start for the Rays, his 12th of the season. He is 4-3 with a 4.17 ERA and 68 strikeouts through 58 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he threw six innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing nine hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.17, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opposing batters have a .205 batting average against him.
- Pepiot is trying to secure his sixth quality start of the year in this game.
- Pepiot will look to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 11 appearances this season.
- He will face a Braves offense that is hitting .244 as a unit (13th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .400 (12th in the league) with 68 total home runs (18th in MLB action).
Rays batting stats
- The Rays have hit 53 home runs this season, the lowest total in MLB action.
- This season, Tampa Bay is slugging .351, the third-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Rays rank 22nd in MLB with a .232 batting average.
- Tampa Bay scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (269 total, 3.8 per game).
- The Rays rank 22nd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .305.
