Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-130) Baltimore (+110)

The Baltimore Orioles (29-37) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (35-29) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at -130 and Baltimore is sitting at +110. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Corey Kluber and Jordan Lyles.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .370 and have been called out on strikes 547 times, while being walked on 180 occasions. They have accrued 246 RBI's in addition to 490 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .230. The Rays have accrued 99 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 59 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 259 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .294. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in baseball.

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Rays pitchers have surrendered 68 home runs and 242 runs (5th in the league). They have walked 161 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.74 as a unit so far this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.14 so far this season (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 550 batters.

The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 56.3% and has entered the game in 75 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 base runners over the course of the season and 21.0% of those players crossed home plate. Rays pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 62 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 233 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have 42 holds on the year (9th in baseball). They have 18 saves for the year and have missed out on 14 out of their 32 chances to get a save.

The Rays have converted 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,142 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 1,714 putouts this year, in addition to 547 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 22nd in MLB, and they have twisted 46 double plays.

Kluber (106-64 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.06 while facing 5,995 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 1,298 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 336 walks. His ERA is 3.21 (529 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.101. Kluber has pitched in 1,484 innings and has earned 1,598 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Baltimore Orioles have tallied an OBP of .300 as well as a team batting average of .231 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 594 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 516 base hits. Baltimore has recorded 67 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 257 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .379 and they are recording 4.09 runs per game (24th in the league). They have 111 doubles, while getting a free base 187 times and racking up 270 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 309 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.28 (278 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 75 long balls and they concede 4.75 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.348 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.41 (462 strikeouts against 192 bases on balls). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 597.

Baltimore has had relievers step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 232 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 81 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.5% out of 137 inherited base runners. Sitting with 50 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 30 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

In 5,268 innings played, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (25th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in MLB). The Orioles have recorded 657 assists, 44 errors and have 1,756 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Lyles has given up 1,338 hits while earning 940 strikeouts in 1,219 innings. He has surrendered a total of 705 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.440 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has faced 5,368 batters in his MLB career. Lyles (58-84 career record) has earned a 5.20 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-130)

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