Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, July 25, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Tampa Bay Rays (52-42) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles (47-47). The men taking the mound are Corey Kluber and Spenser Watkins.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in MLB. They have racked up 398 runs and have an OBP of .308. The Rays have tallied 166 doubles as a squad and have knocked 86 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 377 runs batted in and 758 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .240. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .382 and have struck out 829 times, while being walked on 284 occasions.

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Rays pitchers have given up 107 home runs and also 368 runs in total (6th in MLB). They have walked 236 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.83 as a unit for the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.40 for the year (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 813 hitters.

The Rays have sent 339 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 114 base runners for the season and 22.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 27 saves for the season and have not converted 23 of their 50 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 54.0% and has come into the game in 118 save situations. The relievers have a total of 67 holds over the course of the season (1st in the league). Rays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 84 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 2,516 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 793 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 11th in baseball, and have 67 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of 7,548 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball.

Kluber has taken the ball for 1,516 innings and has earned 1,626 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.23 (544 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.101. He has given up 1,329 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 341 free passes. Kluber (109-66 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.06 and he has gone up against 6,127 hitters in the majors.

Baltimore has a total of 97 long balls for the season as well as 376 runs batted in. They have 175 doubles, while getting a free base 264 times as well as recording 398 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a team OBP of .302 and a batting average of .234 this season. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .389 and they are earning 4.23 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have struck out on 830 instances (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 746 base hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.291 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.68 (702 strikeouts vs 262 free passes). They are sitting at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 811. They have conceded 102 dingers and they give up 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 403 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.96 (366 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 54 holds and also 9 blown saves. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 121 times in high leverage situations and on 119 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of 169 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in the league with a save percentage of 74.3%, and they have dispatched 327 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

In 7,485 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 82 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (21st in pro baseball). The Orioles have 878 assists, 59 errors and have 2,495 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Watkins has conceded 126 hits while earning 66 punch outs in 107 frames. Watkins (5-8 career win-loss mark) has a 6.04 earned run average while allowing 10.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 72 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.537 and a FIP of 5.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.69 and he has gone up against 483 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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