Tommy Pham and the Tampa Bay Rays will be taking the field versus their divisional rival Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in a Friday night game. The opening pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will broadcast the matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles Odds
The Orioles are 41-87 straight up (SU) and 54-73 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 16.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 23.6 units ATS. The Rays have gone 75-54 SU this year and are 64-64 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 4.0 units for moneyline bettors and 8.7 units ATS.
Baltimore games have an over/under record of 65-53-9 in 2019. Tampa Bay has an over/under record of 60-61-7.
Trevor Richards will get the start for the visiting Rays. The right-handed Richards (3-12, 4.53 ERA) has racked up 109 strikeouts in 115.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Orioles this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 16.20 ERA and two strikeouts across 3.1 innings).
The Orioles are sending lefty Ty Blach (0-1, 12.06 ERA) to the hill. Blach has 13 strikeouts and 10 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 2.30. Blach did not register a start against the Rays in 2018.
Tampa Bay’s pitchers have allowed 3.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.45 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 10.32 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.64, along with a WHIP of 1.12.
The Rays offense has slashed .252/.327/.428 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 4.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Tommy Pham and Austin Meadows continue to lead Tampa Bay’s offense. Pham is slashing .265/.370/.451 with 19 home runs, 54 RBIs, 59 runs and 16 stolen bases. Meadows (.278/.349/.527) has produced 22 homers, 63 RBIs and 55 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Baltimore’s pitchers have given up 6.3 runs per game overall this season. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 5.72 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 6.32 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 8.6 K/9. In 61 games against AL East foes, Orioles starters have an ERA of 5.61 and the bullpen’s ERA is 7.14.
The Baltimore offense has put up 4.4 runs per contest, including 4.0 per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team has hit .250/.358/.450 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Orioles’ offense has been led by second baseman Jonathan Villar and right fielder Trey Mancini. Villar is hitting .276/.347/.451 with 17 home runs, 57 RBIs, 84 runs and 28 stolen bases, and Mancini’s line sits at .273/.343/.524 with 29 homers, 74 RBIs and 83 runs.
The Rays have gained 0.3 units and are 27-21 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 22 of those games, as opposed to 24 that’ve hit the under against lefties. On the other hand, the Orioles have lost 13.3 units and are 34-47 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 41 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve gone under.
Rays at Orioles Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in only two of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.
- The Tampa Bay defense has coughed up 11 errors over the last 10 games, compared to only four errors for Baltimore over its last 10.
- The Rays have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
- The Rays have a team OPS of .756 this season, including an OPS of .744 against left-handed pitchers. The Orioles’ OPS stands at .719 overall and .728 against lefties.
