How to Watch Tampa Bay Rays vs. Atlanta Braves: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – July 8

The Tampa Bay Rays (57-34) will host the Atlanta Braves (59-28), Saturday at 7:15 PM ET, with the Rays on a six-game losing streak. The Braves will hand the ball to Spencer Strider (10-2), and the Rays will turn to Taj Bradley (5-4).

How to Live Stream Braves vs. Rays

• Game Day: Saturday, July 8, 2023
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• TV: MLB.tv

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Braves and Rays Stats

• The Braves strike out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.61 this year, second-best in baseball.
• The Braves lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 167.
• Fueled by 329 extra-base hits, Atlanta leads MLB with a .497 slugging percentage this season.
• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.68 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays average 1.5 home runs per game to rank third in baseball with 135 total home runs .
• So far this year, Tampa Bay ranks third in the majors, slugging .454.

Braves vs. Rays Key Players

• Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with a team-high batting average of .333.
• Matt Olson has hit 29 home runs with 70 RBI. Both pace his team.
• Ozzie Albies is hitting .263 with 15 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 25 walks.
• Wander Franco is hitting .284 with 21 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 29 walks.
• Yandy Diaz’s .316 batting average paces his team.
• Randy Arozarena has been a significant run producer for the Rays with 16 home runs and 58 runs batted in.

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Braves vs. Rays Betting Odds and Trends

Braves vs. Rays Moneyline and Over/Under

Braves vs. Rays Betting Trends

• The Braves have entered the game as favorites 76 times this season and won 51, or 67.1%, of those games.
• The Braves are 38-14 this season when entering a game favored by -149 or more on the moneyline.
• The Braves’ games have gone over the total in 47 of their 87 chances.
• The Rays have won in six, or 42.9%, of the 14 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• The Rays have a mark of 1-2 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +127 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 91 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.