Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (58-52) will play the Baltimore Orioles (58-53) on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Spenser Watkins and Shane McClanahan.

The Orioles have tallied 202 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 115 balls out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 964 times, while taking a walk on 316 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have recorded 443 runs batted in in addition to 887 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .237. They have 470 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306.

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The Orioles have an earned run average of 3.89 so far this season (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 846 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.78 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 123 home runs in addition to 463 total runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 304 hitters and their FIP is 4.09 as a squad this season.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 148 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 62 holds this season (12th in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 76.2% and has entered the game in 106 save situations. They have compiled 32 saves on the year and have blown 10 of their 42 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 208 runners over the course of the season and 29.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Orioles have sent 382 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 2,948 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,035 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which puts them in 22nd in pro baseball, and have a total of 99 double plays. The Orioles have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 8,844 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

Watkins (6-9 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.14 while he has gone up against 552 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 145 base hits (10.5 hits per nine innings) and has 40 walks. His earned run average is 5.81 (80 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.492. Watkins has pitched in 124 innings and has accounted for 80 punch outs during his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .238 this season. They have been rung up on 975 instances (8th in MLB) and have accounted for 876 hits. Tampa Bay has hit 99 long balls for the year to go along with 426 RBIs. The Rays have a SLG% of .377 and they average 4.08 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 191 doubles, while getting a free base 343 times and earning 449 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.151 in addition to having a FIP of 3.73 as a squad on the season. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 859. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 430 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.43 (372 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.55 (945 strikeouts against 266 walks). They have conceded 118 long balls and they relinquish 3.96 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 57 save chances and they have earned 31 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 54.4%, and they have sent 391 relievers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 128 inherited base runners. With 135 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 77 holds and 26 blown saves.

Out of their 8,799 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 76 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 937 assists, 57 errors and have accounted for 2,933 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, McClanahan has conceded 204 hits and he has 302 punch outs in 251 frames. He has surrendered a total of 79 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.049 and a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.03 and he has faced 1,001 batters thus far in his career. McClanahan (20-11 career record) is the owner of a 2.83 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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