The Baltimore Orioles will take on their divisional rival Tampa Bay Rays in a Tuesday showdown. The opening pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will broadcast the matchup.
Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
The Orioles have gone only 24-60 SU this year and are 34-49 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 18.9 units for moneyline bettors and 20.9 units ATS. Baltimore is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has hit in six of those seven. The Rays, on the other hand, are 49-36 SU and 46-38 ATS. They’ve lost 1.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 5.6 units ATS. Tampa Bay has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Rays games have had an over/under record of 34-45-5 so far in 2019. The Orioles have been a decent over bet with a total record of 43-36-4.
Right-hander Asher Wojciechowski will get the nod for Baltimore. Wojciechowski has yet to pitch in the majors this year and Baltimore is hoping that he can handle big-league action.
The Rays are handing the ball to righty Charlie Morton (8-2, 2.43 ERA), who has 120 strikeouts and 34 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.05. Morton made two starts against the team in 2018, putting together a 1-0 record in 2018, compiling a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
As a unit, Tampa Bay’s pitchers have yielded 3.6 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 3.04, a WHIP of 1.07 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.0. The bullpen has a 3.46 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 30 divisional games, Rays starters have an ERA of 2.63 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.47.
Tampa Bay’s hitters are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, including 4.3 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .198/.272/.332 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Rays’ offense has been led by outfielders Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia. Pham is slashing .284/.384/.468 with 13 home runs, 35 RBIs, 39 runs and seven stolen bases, while Garcia’s line is .277/.333/.453 with 12 homers, 38 RBIs, 38 runs and eight steals.
For the visitors, Baltimore’s pitching staff allowed 6.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.48 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 6.89 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 6.23, along with a K/9 of 8.89.
The Orioles offense has slashed .241/.305/.401 on its way to 4.2 runs scored per game this season, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Right fielder Trey Mancini and second baseman Jonathan Villar have paced Baltimore’s offense. Mancini is slashing .302/.359/.542 with 17 home runs, 40 RBIs and 53 runs scored, while Villar is hitting .256/.326/.419 with 10 homers, 35 RBIs, 51 runs and 16 stolen bases.
The Orioles have lost 10.6 units and are 23-27 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 25 of those games, compared to 23 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Rays have lost 3.0 units and are 28-27 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 25 of those games, as opposed to 26 that’ve gone under.
Orioles at Rays Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have an OPS of .706 this season and an OPS of .693 against right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS stands at .752 overall and .761 versus righties.
- Tampa Bay has posted 20.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.2 over its last five.
- Each team has hit 12 home runs over its last 10 outings.
