Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Baltimore Orioles (59-37) are on their way to Tropicana Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (60-40). The starting pitchers are Tyler Wells and Taj Bradley.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in MLB. They have tallied 477 runs scored and have an OBP of .323. The Orioles have tallied 178 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 114 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 461 RBI's as well as 823 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is at .254. Baltimore has a slugging % of .424 and have been called out on strikes 789 times, while drawing a walk on 317 occasions.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.20 on the campaign (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 878 hitters. Orioles pitchers have yielded 112 long balls and 429 runs in total (16th in MLB). They have walked 296 batters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a squad for the year. Baltimore has allowed 833 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 403 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save rate of 60.8% and has come into the game in 126 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 runners so far this year with 37.2% of those players crossed home plate. Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 122 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 331 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have notched 73 holds on the campaign (1st in the league). They have compiled 31 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of their 51 chances to save the game.

The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 2,590 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 823 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 4th in MLB, and have 87 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,770 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 22nd in pro baseball.

Wells (16-15 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.42 and he has gone up against 1,067 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 209 base hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 66 walks. His ERA is 3.94 (117 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.029. Wells has thrown 267 innings and has accounted for 246 K's thus far in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team OBP of .329 as well as a team batting average of .258 on the campaign. They have struck out on 857 occasions (13th in baseball) and have accounted for 865 base hits. Tampa Bay has accounted for 146 home runs over the course of the season as well as 506 runs batted in. The Rays have a team SLG% of .450 and they score 5.29 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have put up 177 doubles, while taking a walk 319 times as well as putting up 529 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.191 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (889 strikeouts against 300 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 752. They have given up 105 long balls and they concede 3.92 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 385 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.71 (364 earned runs relinquished).

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.9% out of 118 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with base runners. With 90 save situations, the Rays have earned 47 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 323 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 43 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 78 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Rays have racked up 908 assists, 40 errors and have earned a total of 2,651 putouts so far this season. In their 7,953 innings on the diamond, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (1st in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Bradley has surrendered 71 base knocks and he has 89 punch outs in 66 innings pitched. Bradley (5-6 career record) holds a 5.29 earned run average and has conceded 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 39 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.387 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.24 and he has faced 291 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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