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Colorado Rockies (1-1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (1-1)
Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (0-0); Rays: Taj Bradley (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -198, Rockies +165; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Tampa Bay went 80-82 overall and 42-39 in home games last season. The Rays pitching staff averaged 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.1 runs per game in the 2024 season.
Colorado had a 61-101 record overall and a 24-57 record on the road last season. The Rockies slugged .400 with a .304 on-base percentage as a team in the 2024 season.
INJURIES: Rays: Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rockies: Jeff Criswell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Austin Gomber: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Thairo Estrada: 10-Day IL (wrist)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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