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Orioles favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: Tampa Bay hits
the road to begin a three game series against Baltimore.The Orioles are 7-9
against opponents from the AL East. Baltimore has hit 35 home runs as a team
this season. Trey Mancini leads them with six, averaging one every 19
at-bats.The Rays are 6-5 against division opponents. Tampa Bay’s team on-base
percentage of .329 is third in the American League. Tommy Pham leads the lineup
with an OBP of .401. This is the first meeting of the season for these two
teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Mancini leads the Orioles with six home runs and has 14
RBIs. Jonathan Villar is 13-for-41 with five doubles and two RBIs over the last
10 games for Baltimore.Brandon Lowe leads the Rays with 14 extra base hits and
is slugging .588. Austin Meadows has 18 hits and is batting .450 over the last
10 games for Tampa Bay.LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 3-7, .255 batting average, 4.73
ERA, outscored by 19 runsRays: 6-4, .223 batting
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Karns: 10-day IL (forearm), Alex Cobb: 10-day IL (lumbar strain), Richard
Bleier: 10-day IL (lat), Mark Trumbo: 60-day IL (knee).Rays Injuries: Hunter
Wood: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jose De Leon: 60-day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda:
60-day IL
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Austin Meadows: 10-day IL (thumb), Joey Wendle: 10-day IL (wrist), Matt Duffy:
10-day IL (back). Atlanta Braves NewsSpring Training Preview: BullpenOur spring
training preview continued on Tuesday with a closer look at a number of
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SportsAtlanta Braves NewsSpring Training Preview: BullpenOur spring training
preview continued on Tuesday with a closer look at a number of Atlanta’s bullpen
options. The Braves may still be looking for an upgrade to add to the pen, but
they have a number of internal guys and this will be one area to keep an eye on
throughout the spring. Touki Toussaint among MLB Pipeline’s 20 impact rookies
for 2019Touki Toussaint lands at No. 3 on the National League side of MLB
Pipeline’s 20 impact rookies for the 2019 season. Victor Robles and Peter Alonso
came in at 1 and 2 on the list. Here is what Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo had to say
about Toussaint. MLB NewsBryce Harper Not Considering Short-Term DealsJon Heyman
reports that Bryce Harper has no intention of signing a short-term deal with any
club. As the offseason has wore
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in particular that have shown interest in Harper but not on a long deal. Jacob
deGrom Puts Opening Day Deadline On Contract TalksJacob deGrom has reportedly
informed the Mets that he has no plans to negotiate a contract extension with
the team during the season. That gives deGrom and the Mets roughly six weeks to
hammer out an extension. Angels’ hope: Ohtani returns as DH in MayNew Angels
manager Brad Ausmus met with the media on Tuesday and told reporters that Shohei
Ohtani has been taking dry swings and the hope is that he will be ready to
return to the team’s lineup sometime in May. Marlins To Sign Sergio RomoVeteran
reliever Sergio Romo has a one-year deal with with the Miami Marlins. Romo will
earn a base salary of $2.5 million with additional incentives possible.