The Tampa Bay Rays will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Brewers in Milwaukee at Miller Park on Wednesday in baseball action.

The Brewers will turn to Shaun Marcum and his 7-2 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Rays send David Price (7-6) to the hill.



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Power Rankings:
This game puts the Brewers, most recently No. 2 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rays, who rate an American League No. 9 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Milwaukee's No. 5-rated National League offense, averaging 4.4 runs per game, against a Rays defense that ranks No. 3 in the American League at 3.8 in runs allowed per game. The Brewers have averaged 8.5 hits per game so far, more than Rays batters have averaged on the year (8.1 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Milwaukee has the National League's No. 7-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rays own the American League's No. 3 mark in runs allowed.

The Rays were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Tampa Bay didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 5-1 to Milwaukee on Tuesday at Miller Park.




Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 4-5
After playing Milwaukee are 1-3
After a loss are 7-3

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 2-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Rays at Brewers trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Tampa Bay at Houston, Friday, June 24
Milwaukee home to Minnesota, Friday, June 24