Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-145) Baltimore (+125)

The Tampa Bay Rays (35-28) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles (28-37). The moneyline on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -145 while Baltimore is priced at +125. The total is set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Jeffrey Springs and Kyle Bradish.

The Rays have accounted for 99 doubles as a team and have hit 59 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 534 times, while taking a walk on 179 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 4.1 runs per outing, which is 23rd in baseball. They have earned 246 runs batted in in addition to 482 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .230. They have accumulated 259 runs while having a team OBP of .294.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.16 this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 539 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.12. Rays pitchers have conceded 68 long balls and 241 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 161 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.78 as a unit on the year.

The Rays bullpen have earned a save rate of 56.3% and has come into the game in 75 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 80 base runners over the course of the season and 21.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 61 times as well as having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 230 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have recorded 42 holds for the year (7th in the league). They have earned 18 saves this year and have not converted 14 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 1,690 putouts so far this season, as well as 542 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and have earned 46 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of 5,070 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in the majors.

Springs has taken the ball for 179 innings and has earned 204 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.82 (76 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.330. He has surrendered 168 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 70 free passes. Springs (13-7 career record) holds a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 762 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Orioles hold a slugging % of .381 and they score 4.14 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have 109 doubles, while getting a free base 187 times and putting up 269 runs. Baltimore has hit 67 home runs for the year and 256 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 583 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned 511 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an OBP of .300 and a batting average of .231 so far this year.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.354 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a team this year. They are sitting at 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 589. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 309 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.34 (278 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.35 (449 strikeouts against 191 bases on balls). They have surrendered 75 dingers and they concede 4.83 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 135 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and also on 92 occasions with runners on. With 48 save situations, the Orioles have 29 holds and 5 blown saves. They sit at 9th in the league with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have sent 229 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 18 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in the majors). The Orioles have accrued 653 assists, 44 errors and have earned a total of 1,729 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 5,187 innings played, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (24th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Bradish has given up 53 hits while accumulating 43 K's in 42 innings pitched. Bradish (1-4 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 6.86 earned run average while giving up 11.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 32 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.667 and a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and he has faced 188 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-145)

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