Drew Smyly (6-11, 4.94 ERA) and the Tampa Bay Rays (58-79) meet Dylan Bundy (8-5, 3.47 ERA) and the Baltimore Orioles (76-62) in the last of a three-game division series at Tropicana Field. The Orioles won the last game 11-2, and Baltimore leads the series 2-0. The game gets underway at 1:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 7 and will air on MASN.
In his most recent outing, Smyly pitched 5.0 innings, allowing five runs, striking out four and walking two in an 8-6 loss to the Red Sox. Brad Miller (.256, 63 Rs, 26 HRs, 69 RBIs, 6 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run. The Orioles were victorious over the Yankees 8-0 the last time Bundy pitched. He went 5.2 innings, giving up zero runs, striking out five and walking four. Manny Machado (.306, 95 Rs, 34 HRs, 90 RBIs) has been hitting the ball well, going 3 for 6 yesterday with one run, one home run, and five RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Baltimore is 37-23, while Tampa Bay is 26-38.
The Orioles are coming into this meeting after a high-scoring game where they scored an impressive 11 runs. The Rays have a 0-3 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they are outhit, the Rays are 10-59. The Orioles have an 18-49 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking first in home runs, Baltimore has hit 218 this season. Tampa Bay ranks seventh with 182 home runs.
Tampa Bay and Baltimore both rank in the bottom half of the league in walks. Tampa Bay sits at 20th with 395 this season and Baltimore ranks 19th with 396.
When the Rays hit at least one home run, they are 50-49. When the Orioles hit at least one homer, they have a 64-40 record.
