Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+160) Tampa Bay (-190)
The Tampa Bay Rays (60-40) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (59-37) at Tropicana Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Orioles at +160 while the Rays are at -190. The betting total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Grayson Rodriguez and Shane McClanahan.
Baltimore is slugging .424 and have been rung up 789 times, while being walked on 317 occasions. They have accumulated 461 RBI's as well as 823 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .254. The Orioles have recorded 178 doubles as a unit and have knocked 114 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 477 runs while having a team OBP of .323. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 112 home runs and also 429 total runs (16th in the league). Baltimore has yielded 833 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 403 earned runs. The Orioles have an earned run average of 4.20 so far this year (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 878 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 296 opposing players and their FIP is 4.10 as a squad for the season.
The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.8% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The relievers have inherited 180 runners this year and 37.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 122 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 331 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have 73 holds this season (1st in MLB). They have compiled 31 saves so far this season and have missed out on 20 out of their 51 chances to get a save.
The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 2,590 putouts on the campaign, as well as 823 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 4th in professional baseball, and have earned 87 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,770 innings, ranking them 22nd in the majors.
Rodriguez has taken the mound for 50 frames and has accounted for 60 strikeouts in his MLB career. Rodriguez (2-2 career mark) has a FIP of 5.64 while he has faced 233 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 7.33 (41 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.748. He has surrendered 65 base hits (11.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 23 walks.
The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .258 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 857 occasions (13th in MLB) and have notched a total of 865 hits. Tampa Bay has 146 home runs on the season as well as 506 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .450 and they score 5.29 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 177 doubles, while taking a walk 319 times and racking up 529 runs.
The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.191 with a FIP of 3.98 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (889 strikeouts against 300 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 752. They have surrendered 105 homers and they relinquish 3.92 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 385 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (364 earned runs yielded).
Sitting with 90 save situations, the Rays have 47 holds and 17 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 43 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 22.9% out of their 118 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.5%, and they have sent 323 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.
The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 78 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 908 assists, 40 errors and have amassed 2,651 putouts on the season. In 7,953 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (1st in baseball).
In his career, McClanahan has surrendered 313 base hits and he has 442 K's in 391 innings. He has surrendered 123 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.088 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.91 and he has faced 1,567 hitters thus far in his career. McClanahan (33-15 win-loss record in his career) has a 2.83 earned run average while giving up 7.2 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-190)
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