Tampa Bay Rays 40-23 Tied for 1st in the AL East Atlanta Braves 37-27 1st in the NL East Tuesday 6/15 at 7:10 Probables: TB: Price (9-2, 2.23) ATL: Kawakami (0-8, 4.48) Wednesday 6/16 at 7:10 Probables: TB: Davis, W (5-6, 4.91) ATL: Hanson (6-3, 3.69) Thursday 6/17 at 7:10 Probables: TB: Shields, J (5-5, 4.55) ATL: Hudson (6-2, 2.43) Last 10 Games: Tampa Bay 5-5 Atlanta 5-5 Tampa Bay Away: 22-8 Atlanta Home: 19-6
Tampa wins the opener 10-4. Not too much of a surprise. We got our 2 best pitchers vs. Tampa's 2 worst now. Should have a great chance at winning this series still.
Braves win the 2nd game 6-2 and have Tim Hudson our best pitcher this year so far going against the inconsistent James Shields. He had a terrible start last time, so he could bounce back in a big way today.
Big time series win by the Braves as they won the 3rd game 3-1. Hudson pitched great again and now has given up 3 or fewer ER in all 14 starts this year, 2 or less in 12. 12 straight series that the Braves have tied or won.