Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

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

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (48-48) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (52-44) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at -130 and Baltimore opens at +110. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Drew Rasmussen and Tyler Wells.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which is 22nd in the league. They have accumulated 401 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. The Rays have hit 170 doubles as a unit and have knocked 88 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 380 RBI's in addition to 771 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .240. Tampa Bay is slugging .382 and have been rung up 845 times, while drawing a walk on 290 occasions.

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Rays pitchers have surrendered 107 home runs and also 377 total runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 240 hitters and their FIP is 3.82 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.43 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.41 for the season (4th in the league), and they have rung up 822 batters.

Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 85 times as well as having 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 67 holds over the course of the season (2nd in the league). The Rays relievers have recorded a save rate of 54.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves this season and have blown 23 out of their 50 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 115 base runners for the season and 22.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rays have sent 344 relievers to the mound this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 2,564 putouts this season, as well as 814 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 10th in the majors, and they have twisted 69 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,692 innings, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Rasmussen has taken the hill for 169 innings and is sitting with 160 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.25 (61 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.183. He has given up 144 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 56 free passes. Rasmussen (11-4 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.50 while he has gone up against 698 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .387 and they average 4.20 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have tallied 176 two-baggers, while taking a walk 270 times and putting up 403 runs. Baltimore has compiled 97 home runs this season to go along with 381 runs batted in. They have struck out on 843 instances (7th in MLB) and have a total of 762 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .303 and a batting average of .235 over the course of the season.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a squad for the year. They come in at 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 832. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 410 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.95 (373 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 (720 strikeouts vs 268 walks). They have conceded 104 dingers and they relinquish 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Orioles have earned 54 holds and also 9 blown saves. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 122 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 172 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 74.3%, and they have dispatched 334 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 7,647 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Orioles have racked up 896 assists, 59 errors and are sitting with 2,549 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Wells has conceded 116 base hits and he has 128 strikeouts in 147 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 63 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.025 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.66 and he has faced 589 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Wells (9-9 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.85 earned run average while allowing 7.1 hits per 9 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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