The battle for the AL East kicks off tonight with the Tampa Bay Rays heading to Baltimore to take on the Orioles in a four-game set. Tampa Bay will send Aaron Civale to the mound. He is 7-3 with a 2.96 ERA. In ten starts on the road, he is 4-2 with a 2.01 ERA. The Orioles will counter with Kyle Bradish. He is 11-6 with a 3.03 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. He is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 2.40 ERA. The Rays are entrenched in a playoff spot but they have their eyes set on the division. The Rays have now won five of six and seven of nine games heading into this series. a record of 4-2 in ten starts and an impressive 2.01 ERA. The Baltimore Orioles can put a stranglehold on the Eastern Division with a good weekend. Baltimore has won eight out of eleven games. They hold a 2.5-game lead in the AL East so this is a huge weekend for both teams. The Orioles have had the lead in the East since July. Baltimore has won each of Bradish's last seven starts. Civale has pitched very well since coming over from the Guardians, especially part on the road. Baltimore has taken six of the nine games against Tampa Bay this season. The Orioles struggled to score against the Cardinals in their last series and they were not facing Bob Gibson. They failed to score yesterday in a 1-0 loss against a bad pitcher. The Rays have been here before and O think they put pressure on the Orioles by striking first. Take the Rays at + money in this one.

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