The Tampa Bay Rays will welcome the Baltimore Orioles to Tropicana Field in the 1 game of their divisional doubleheader. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is in line to showcase the matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 3:10 p.m. ET.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds
The Orioles are 45-92 SU and are 58-78 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 14.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 24.6 units ATS. The Rays, on the other hand, are 81-58 SU and 70-68 ATS. The team has lost 2.2 units for moneyline bettors and 6.8 units ATS.
Rays games have an over/under record of 66-65-7 in 2019. Orioles games have gone over 70 times, gone under 57 times and pushed on nine occasions.
Left-hander Ty Blach is projected to start for the visiting Orioles. Blach is 0-2 with a 12.81 ERA and 15 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with two strikeouts and a 15.75 ERA against Tampa Bay this year.
The Rays will turn to righty Trevor Richards (4-12, 4.29 ERA), who has 118 strikeouts and 55 walks, in addition to a WHIP of 1.38. Richards is 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one start against Baltimore this year.
As a unit, Tampa Bay’s pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.52, a WHIP of 1.13 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.2. The bullpen has a 3.85 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.3 K/9. In 61 divisional games, Rays starters have an ERA of 3.52 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.67.
The Tampa Bay hitters have put up 4.7 runs per contest, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 7.0 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .299/.358/.503 over its last five matchups and is 5-0 SU during that stretch.
The Rays’ hitters have been led by Tommy Pham, who is hitting .278/.378/.467 with 20 home runs, 61 RBIs, 65 runs and 18 stolen bases.
For the visiting squad, Baltimore’s pitching staff allowed 6.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.65 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 7.19 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 6.12, along with a WHIP of 1.41.
Orioles hitters have slashed .246/.310/.413 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Baltimore’s hitters have been led by Jonathan Villar. Villar is slashing .280/.348/.462 with 20 home runs, 62 RBIs, 94 runs and 33 stolen bases.
The Rays are coming off a 5-4 victory in the prior game of this series.
Orioles vs. Rays Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in just one of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
- The Orioles have an OPS of .723 this season and an OPS of .708 against right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS sits at .758 overall and .764 against righties.
- Baltimore has recorded 23.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 27.4 over its last five.
- The Orioles have lost four of their last five games SU.
