The Tampa Bay Rays will square off against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. The matchup will begin at 6:10 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will broadcast the game.
Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
The Orioles are 41-100 SU and are 58-82 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 48.7 units for moneyline bettors and 36.0 units ATS. The Rays, on the other hand, are 76-64 SU and 77-62 ATS. The team’s gained 18.2 units for moneyline bettors and 16.4 units ATS.
Tampa Bay games have a 59-75-5 over/under record in 2018. Orioles games have gone under 74 times, gone over 61 times and pushed on five instances.
The right-handed David Hess will get the nod for Baltimore. Hess is 3-9 with a 5.27 ERA and 55 strikeouts. He’s 2-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 2.79 ERA against Tampa Bay this year (three starts).
The Rays are putting the ball in the hands of Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.48 ERA), who has 47 strikeouts and 16 walks to his credit, as well as a 1.02 WHIP. Castillo is 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA against Baltimore this year.
Tampa Bay’s pitching staff has allowed 3.9 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.73, a WHIP of 1.18 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 9.4. The bullpen has a 3.63 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 63 games against divisional opponents, Rays starters have an ERA of 4.82 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.42.
The Tampa Bay hitters have put up 4.3 runs per outing, including 4.2 per game against divisional foes and 6.8 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .276/.367/.523 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Matt Duffy has helped lead the Rays’ offense this season with four home runs, 40 RBIs and 51 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, Baltimore’s pitching staff allowed 5.5 runs per game and its starters own a 5.43 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 7.07 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.89, along with a WHIP of 1.49.
The Orioles offense has slashed .239/.299/.394 on its way to 3.9 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Adam Jones has led Baltimore’s offense and is slashing .285/.317/.429 with 14 home runs, 55 RBIs and 51 runs scored.
The Rays are coming off a 14-2 win in the prior game of the series.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.
The Orioles have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rays have hit 13 over their last 10.
Tampa Bay has recorded 25.9 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 contests and 26.0 over its last five.
The Orioles have lost six of their last seven games SU while the Rays have won five of their last six.
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