Philadelphia at Tampa Bay

Philadelphia starter Cristopher Sanchez has only thrown four innings away from home. Last year on the road, he had an 8.22 ERA. The Phillies are 15-23 after playing two or more straight road contests. It's the third straight home game for Tampa Bay, 34-12 at home. Tampa Bay's offense is second in runs scored, fourth in on-base percentage, and third in slugging, while the pitching is fifth in ERA and the defense is fourth in fielding percentage. Shawn Armstrong (1.15 ERA) will start and the Rays are 51-21 as a favorite, including 35-10 as chalk of -150 or higher. With Tampa Bay winning seven of the last nine meetings versus the Phillies, back home field. Play Tampa Bay.