Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (27-37) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (35-27) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday. The starting pitchers are Shane Baz and Dean Kremer.

The Rays have tallied 99 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 58 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay is slugging .374 and have struck out 525 times, while being walked on 177 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 4.2 runs/g, which is 22nd in the league. They have 245 RBI's in addition to 479 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .232. They have a total of 258 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .296.

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The Rays hold a team earned run average of 3.18 on the campaign (4th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 534 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 158 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.77 as a squad over the course of the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.13. Rays pitchers have allowed 67 home runs and 239 total runs (6th in baseball).

The Rays have sent 224 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 runners on the year with 21.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 18 saves this year and have not converted 13 out of their 31 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.1% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 41 holds so far this year (7th in baseball). Rays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 60 times as well as having 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 1,665 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 532 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 22nd in MLB, and have earned 44 double plays. The Rays have turned 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,995 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in MLB.

Baz (2-1 career record) has a FIP of 5.08 while he has gone up against 61 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 9 base knocks (5.2 hits per nine innings) with 6 walks. His earned run average is 4.60 (8 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.957. Baz has taken the ball for 15 innings and has earned 20 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Baltimore Orioles have a team on-base percentage of .300 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 575 occasions (4th in MLB) and have earned 498 hits. Baltimore has a total of 66 long balls for the year as well as 246 runs batted in. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .378 and they average 4.05 runs per game (25th in the league). They have put up 106 doubles, while getting a free base 185 times and putting up 259 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.360 and have a FIP of 4.43 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 (444 strikeouts vs 190 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 581. They have allowed 74 homers and they yield 4.87 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 307 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.38 (276 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.4% out of their 134 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on base. With 48 save situations, the Orioles have earned 29 holds and also 5 blown saves. They rank 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 226 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 18 save opportunities and they have recorded 13 saves.

Out of their 5,106 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (24th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in the majors). The Orioles have 640 assists, 44 errors and have a tally of 1,702 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Kremer has allowed 87 hits while he has totaled 74 strikeouts in 81 innings. He has given up a total of 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.555 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.85 and he has faced 369 batters in his pro baseball career. Kremer (2-9 win-loss record in his career) has a 6.50 ERA while allowing 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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