Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (48-40) will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (45-44) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Wells and Shane Baz.

Baltimore is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 792 times, while drawing a walk on 251 occasions. They have compiled 349 runs batted in and 698 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .232. The Orioles have recorded 161 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 89 balls out of the stadium. They have 371 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .301. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 3.90 so far this year (15th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 654 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have conceded 93 home runs in addition to 377 total runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 248 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a squad so far this season.

The Orioles have dispatched 306 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 base runners this year and 30.3% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 24 saves so far this season and have blown 9 of their 33 chances to get a save. The Orioles relievers have earned a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 87 save situations. The relievers have tallied 52 holds on the year (12th in the league). Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 115 times in addition to having 116 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,918 innings, ranking them 22nd in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,306 putouts on the year, as well as 815 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which is 26th in pro baseball, and have earned 75 double plays.

Wells has taken the mound for 136 innings and has accounted for 118 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.62 (55 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.995. He has surrendered 105 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 31 walks. Wells (9-7 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.96 while he has faced 543 batters in the major leagues.

The Rays hold a slugging % of .378 and they are earning 4.17 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have recorded 148 two-baggers, while walking 266 times and notching 367 runs. Tampa Bay has a total of 81 home runs this season to go along with 348 runs batted in. They have struck out on 770 instances (8th in the league) and have accounted for 705 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .306 as well as a batting average of .239 so far this season.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.145 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.77 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 673. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 340 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.33 (290 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.44 (771 strikeouts vs 224 walks). They have allowed 98 home runs and they relinquish 3.91 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 46 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves. They rank 28th in baseball holding a save percentage of 52.2%, and they have dispatched 316 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 113 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.2% of 112 inherited base runners. With 106 save situations, the Rays have earned 59 holds and 22 blown saves.

In 6,891 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 723 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 2,297 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Baz has surrendered 33 hits while he has accumulated 48 strikeouts in 40 frames. He has surrendered a total of 18 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.116 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 4.00 and he has gone up against 166 hitters thus far in his career. Baz (3-2 mark in his career) holds a 4.02 earned run average while conceding 7.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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