7:10 PM Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays

Orioles: +110
Rays: -120
Total: 7.5

The Orioles have been surprising the first half of the season, especially lately with a 10-game winning streak and sitting one game above .500 (45-44) after a 7-1 win over the Cubs on Wednesday. The Rays just completed a 4-game sweep of the Red Sox on Thursday. Tampa Bay is starting Luis Patino (0-1, 13.50 ERA) who is being activated from the injured list and he has been out of the mix since April 11. Patino has faced the Orioles once previously, allowing 4 runs in 3 1/3 innings during a no-decision on May 18, 2021. The Orioles will be starting right-hander Tyler Wells (7-4, 3.28 ERA) and he allowed 3 runs over 4 innings against the Angels on July 8 in his most recent start. Wells went 5-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his previous 5 starts and is 0-1 with a 6.57 ERA 6 six career appearances against Tampa Bay, including 0-1 with a 9.95 ERA in 2 starts this season.

⚾The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 games.

⚾The Rays are 7-0 in the last 7 home games.

⚾The Rays are 45-16 in the last 61 meetings and 39-14 in the last 53 in Tampa Bay.

The Bookie: Rays

10:10 PM Milwaukee Brewers @ San Francisco Giants

Brewers: -125
Giants: +115
Total: 7

The Brewers and the Giants have split their first 2 meetings of the season with the Giants getting a 4-2 win at Milwaukee in April before the Brewers got even with a 3-2, 10-inning victory at San Francisco on Thursday. The Brewers are starting Brandon Woodruff (7-3, 4.01 ERA) and he has gone 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA in 3 career appearances against the Giants. Woodruff tossed 6 innings and allowed 1 run, in a 6-2 win in San Francisco last season in his only previous start at Oracle Park. The Giants are going to counter with left-hander Alex Wood (6-7, 4.43) who has allowed just 1 run in 12 innings in his last 2 starts, including 7 shutout innings against the Padres. Wood has never lost to the Brewers in 6 career appearances, going 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA but he hasn’t faced Milwaukee since 2018 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants won’t have closer Camilo Doval available after he tossed 2 innings with the game on the line in the opener.

⚾The Giants have lost 6 of their last 8 games at Oracle Park scoring just 14 runs in those losses.

⚾The Brewers are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a left-handed starter.

⚾The Brewers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in San Francisco.

⚾The Brewers are 10-3 in their last 13 road games.

The Bookie: Brewers