With last night’s 1-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, the Tampa Bay Rays have now lost 4 straight but losing streaks end and so will this one. The Rays and Orioles will play the middle game of their 3-game set today and the expected starters are lefty Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 1.45 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) for Tampa and Kyle Bradish (1-4, 6.86 ERA,1.67 WHIP) for Baltimore. The last time Springs faced the Orioles on May 21st, he threw a gem. He went 5-2/3 innings, yielding only 1 hit, no runs, and the Rays went on to win, 6-1. His opposition in that game was Kyle Bradish, who was tagged for 5 runs on 5 hits in 5-1/3 innings of work. The Rays are 5-1 in Springs’ last 6 starts and had their way with Bradish the last time they faced him so why should today be any different?
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS