Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

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

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (22-13) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (29-7) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Tampa Bay at -110 and Baltimore is coming in at -110. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Yonny Chirinos and Dean Kremer.

The Rays have earned 71 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 73 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .518 and have been called out on strikes 307 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 6.3 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have accrued 217 RBI's in addition to 336 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .275. They have earned a total of 228 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .346.

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The Rays have an ERA of 2.93 this year (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 317 batters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 23 long balls and 110 total runs (1st in the league). They have walked 116 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.55 as a team so far this season. Tampa Bay has given up 248 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 105 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.13.

The Rays have sent 116 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 base runners over the course of the season with 34.1% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 10 saves this season and have blown 6 of their 16 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 35 save situations. The bullpen have 19 holds on the year (15th in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 25 times and also have had 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,904 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 968 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 342 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Chirinos (16-10 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.04 and he has gone up against 1,054 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 226 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 64 walks. His earned run average is 3.42 (99 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.113. Chirinos has pitched in 260 innings and has tallied 213 K's so far in his MLB career.

Baltimore has recorded 41 HRs so far this year as well as 179 RBIs. They have put up 66 doubles, while taking a walk 140 times as well as scoring 186 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .335 in addition to a batting average of .254 this year. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .419 and they are earning 5.31 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have been rung up on 298 occasions (19th in the league) and have a total of 301 base hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 160 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (153 earned runs given up). They have yielded 44 homers and they surrender 4.60 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.319 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (314 strikeouts vs 112 bases on balls). They rank 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 301.

Baltimore has had relief pitchers take the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have converted 9 saves. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have dispatched 127 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 68 inherited runners. With 51 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 33 holds and 8 blown saves.

In their 2,817 innings on the diamond, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (20th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (13th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 298 assists, 15 errors and have earned a total of 939 putouts so far this season.

Kremer (12-16 career mark) has earned a 4.74 ERA and has conceded 9.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.24 and he has faced 996 batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 123 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.401 and a FIP of 4.7. In his MLB career, Kremer has surrendered 245 hits while he has totaled 184 strikeouts in 233 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (-110)

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