Orioles fend off Rays; avoid sweep
Orioles fend off Rays; avoid sweep
The Baltimore Orioles gave up three runs in the eighth inning, but managed to pull out an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep at Tropicana Field.
Baltimore won the game as +240 underdogs, while the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Brian Roberts went 2-for-5 at the plate, including a grand slam home run for the Orioles. Brian Matusz allowed seven hits and four runs over 5 1-3 innings to earn the win.
Ben Zobrist launched a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs for the Rays. James Shields surrendered seven hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in suffering the loss.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Toronto
NY Yankees
NY Yankees
+126
-136
-136
35.0%
65.0%
65.0%
8o
8u
8u
62.7%
37.3%
37.3%
Seattle
Cleveland
Cleveland
-111
+101
+101
58.1%
41.9%
41.9%
SEA 0
CLE 2
CLE 2
44.2%
55.8%
55.8%
Arizona
Miami
Miami
-141
+131
+131
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
ARI 0
MIA 0
MIA 0
53.0%
47.0%
47.0%
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Baltimore
-109
-101
-101
53.9%
46.1%
46.1%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
52.9%
47.1%
47.1%
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
-155
+145
+145
53.9%
46.1%
46.1%
8o
8u
8u
52.1%
47.9%
47.9%
LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta
+188
-205
-205
33.6%
66.4%
66.4%
8o
8u
8u
67.4%
32.6%
32.6%
Houston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+163
-173
-173
31.2%
68.8%
68.8%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
56.2%
43.8%
43.8%
Boston
Minnesota
Minnesota
-126
+116
+116
50.5%
49.5%
49.5%
10o
10u
10u
48.9%
51.1%
51.1%
Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis
+107
-117
-117
40.7%
59.3%
59.3%
9o
9u
9u
65.7%
34.3%
34.3%
NY Mets
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
+135
-145
-145
38.9%
61.1%
61.1%
9o
9u
9u
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
Chi White Sox
LA Angels
LA Angels
+110
-120
-120
57.2%
42.8%
42.8%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
44.9%
55.1%
55.1%
Kansas City
Oakland
Oakland
+155
-165
-165
42.1%
57.9%
57.9%
8o
8u
8u
61.8%
38.2%
38.2%
Washington
San Diego
San Diego
+120
-130
-130
58.0%
42.0%
42.0%
7o
7u
7u
45.5%
54.5%
54.5%
San Francisco
Colorado
Colorado
+118
-128
-128
59.3%
40.7%
40.7%
10.5o
10.5u
10.5u
48.1%
51.9%
51.9%
Detroit
Texas
Texas
+116
-126
-126
47.2%
52.8%
52.8%
9o
9u
9u
62.3%
37.7%
37.7%
