Braves-Rays MLB 2023 live stream (7/8): How to watch online, TV info, time
The Tampa Bay Rays host the Atlanta Braves in MLB 2023 action Saturday, July 8, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV.
Spencer Strider will start on the mound for the Braves vs. fellow right-hander Taj Bradley for the Rays. Atlanta is 59-28 this season, while Tampa Bay is 57-34.
The Braves-Rays game starts at 6:15 p.m. Central (7:15 p.m. Eastern) and will be live streamed on fuboTV, which now includes Bally Sports channels and offers a 7-day free trial. Fox will broadcast the game nationally.
Preview
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (10-2, 3.75 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 155 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (5-4, 5.11 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -148, Rays +126; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Atlanta Braves looking to end a four-game home slide.
Tampa Bay has a 34-14 record at home and a 57-34 record overall. The Rays have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .332.
Atlanta is 59-28 overall and 29-13 on the road. The Braves have hit 167 total home runs to lead the NL.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 16 home runs while slugging .469. Yandy Diaz is 11-for-35 with two doubles and an RBI over the last 10 games.
Matt Olson leads Atlanta with 29 home runs while slugging .573. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 14-for-37 with five home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .216 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by two runs
Braves: 9-1, .279 batting average, 1.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 41 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Tyler Glasnow: day-to-day (cramping), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Fleming: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (flexor), Garrett Cleavinger: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Braves: Dylan Lee: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Chavez: 15-Day IL (shin), Max Fried: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ehire Adrianza: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)
The Associated Press contributed to this report.