Marcell Ozuna will lead the way for the Atlanta Braves (37-30) on Sunday, June 16, when they match up with Isaac Paredes and the Tampa Bay Rays (33-37) at Truist Park at 1:35 PM ET.
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Where to Watch Braves vs. Rays
- Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024
- Time: 1:35 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSUN
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- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
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Pitching Matchup
Braves: Hurston Waldrep
- The Braves will send Hurston Waldrep (0-1) out to make his second start of the season.
- The righty last pitched on Sunday against the Washington Nationals, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In one appearance this season, he has a 17.18 ERA and 2.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .286 against him.
Rays: Zach Eflin
- Zach Eflin (3-4) takes the mound first for the Rays in his 13th start of the season. He's put together a 4.06 ERA in 68 2/3 innings pitched, with 50 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, when the righty threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.06, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .269 batting average against him.
- Eflin enters the game with four quality starts under his belt this year.
- Eflin enters the game with 11 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has had two appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Team Comparison
Braves | Rays | |
---|---|---|
4.4 | Runs Scored (PG) | 3.8 |
3.9 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.8 |
.244 | Batting AVG | .232 |
.240 | Batting AVG Against | .250 |
68 | Home Runs | 53 |
60 | Home Runs Allowed | 93 |
Braves Offensive Leaders
- Ozuna is hitting .321 this season, with a .396 on-base percentage and a .610 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.3%, and his walk rate is 11%. He has 19 home runs and 60 RBI, plus 41 runs scored.
- In 2024, Ozzie Albies is hitting .269, with a .327 on-base percentage and a .403 slugging percentage. He has four home runs and 31 RBI, plus 32 runs scored and four steals on five attempts. His strikeout rate is 15%, and his walk rate is 6.5%.
- Matt Olson's current batting average is .248, and he has 10 home runs and 37 RBI, plus 29 runs scored. He has a .779 OPS (.331 on-base, .448 slugging). His strikeout rate is 25.4%, and his walk rate is 9.5%.
- The Braves' Orlando Arcia is batting .229, with a .628 OPS (.257 on-base, .371 slugging). His strikeout rate is 19.5%, and his walk rate is 3.8%. He has six home runs and 22 RBI, plus 23 runs scored.
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Rays Offensive Leaders
- Paredes is batting .285/.364/.467 this season with 10 home runs, 38 RBI and 27 runs. He's striking out 16.4% of the time and walking at a 9.1% clip.
- In 304 plate appearances this year, the Rays' Yandy Diaz owns a .259/.326/.354 slash line, and he's blasted four dingers with 26 runs and 30 RBI. He's walking and striking out 8.6% and 13.5% of the time, respectively.
- So far this season, Amed Rosario has put up a .294 average to go along with a .314 OBP and .411 SLG in 204 plate appearances. He's also cracked two dingers with 23 RBI and 16 runs, including four stolen bases, while putting up a 16.7% strikeout rate and 2.9% walk rate.
- At the dish, Jose Caballero has posted a batting average of .250 with an OPS of .680 (.313 OBP; .368 SLG) this season, while slugging four homers with 30 runs and 20 RBI. He's walking at a 5.8% clip and striking out 29.2% of the time. On the basepaths, he's stolen 22 bags on 30 tries.
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