Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Tampa Bay Rays (52-45) are hitting the road to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (49-48). The pitchers taking the mound are Ryan Yarbrough and Jordan Lyles.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .382 and have struck out 852 times, while being walked on 291 occasions. They have accumulated 383 RBI's as well as 783 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .240. The Rays have hit 171 two-baggers as a team and have hit 89 balls out of the park. They have earned 404 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 22nd in MLB.

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Rays pitchers have allowed 110 home runs and 382 runs in total (6th in the league). They have walked 242 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.84 as a squad over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.43 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.16. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.43 this season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 829 hitters.

The Rays have sent 346 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 117 base runners so far this season and 23.1% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 27 saves on the campaign and have not converted 24 out of their 51 save opportunities. The Rays relievers have a save percentage of 52.9% and has come into the game in 119 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 67 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB). Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 86 times and also have had 120 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 2,588 putouts this season, as well as 820 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 10th in MLB, and have a total of 69 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of 7,764 innings on the field, which has them ranked 5th in the majors.

Yarbrough has taken the hill for 543 innings and is sitting with 432 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.41 (266 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.203. He has conceded 531 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 122 walks. Yarbrough (37-28 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.15 while facing 2,274 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles have an on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .234 on the season. They have struck out on 850 occasions (7th in the league) and have 767 hits. Baltimore has a total of 100 home runs this year as well as 386 RBIs. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .388 and they have an average of 4.21 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have hit 177 two-baggers, while taking a walk 272 times as well as putting up 408 runs.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.297 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 (727 strikeouts against 269 walks). They sit at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 844. They have allowed 105 homers and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 413 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (376 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. They rank 4th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 337 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 123 times in high leverage situations and on 124 occasions with base runners. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of their 174 inherited runners. With 92 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 54 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

Out of their 7,728 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 82 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in MLB). The Orioles have accrued 906 assists, 60 errors and have accumulated 2,576 putouts this season.

Lyles (60-87 career mark) has a 5.17 ERA while surrendering 9.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and he has faced 5,541 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 724 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.436 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. In his career, Lyles has surrendered 1,379 base knocks while accumulating 971 punch outs in 1,260 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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