Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, May 8, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-150) Baltimore (+130)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (22-12) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (28-7) on Monday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at -150 while Baltimore is coming in at +130. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Shane McClanahan and Kyle Gibson.

The Rays have tallied 69 doubles as a unit and have knocked 69 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .523 and have struck out 286 times, while taking a walk on 111 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 6.4 runs per game, which is 2nd in MLB. They have recorded 207 runs batted in in addition to 319 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .277. They have a total of 217 runs scored and have an OBP of .349.

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The Rays have an ERA of 2.90 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 298 hitters. Rays pitchers have yielded 21 home runs and 103 runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 105 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.51 as a unit on the year. Tampa Bay has conceded 230 base knocks (6.8 per 9 innings) as well as 98 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.84 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.10.

The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 64.3% and has entered the game in 31 save situations. The relievers have inherited 40 runners on the season with 35.0% of those players crossed home plate. Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 23 times and also have had 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 107 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have tallied 17 holds this year (18th in the league). They have 9 saves so far this year and have blown 5 out of their 14 save opportunities.

The Rays have converted 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,733 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 911 putouts thus far, in addition to 321 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 26 double plays.

McClanahan (28-14 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.15 while facing 1,319 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 264 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 91 free passes. His ERA is 2.81 (103 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.077. McClanahan has taken the hill for 329 innings and has earned 386 punch outs so far in his career.

Baltimore has compiled 41 HRs so far this season and 177 RBIs. They have notched 62 doubles, while taking a walk 131 times as well as earning 184 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .339 in addition to a batting average of .260 this season. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .432 and they score 5.58 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 276 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 289 hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.348 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a staff for the year. They rank 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 290. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 154 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.59 (149 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (294 strikeouts vs 104 free passes). They have allowed 41 HR's and they give up 4.74 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Orioles have earned 33 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the game in 16 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 50 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of 67 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have sent 120 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In 2,634 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (23rd in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (12th in the majors). The Orioles have recorded 275 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 878 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Gibson has conceded 1,593 hits while earning 1,229 punch outs in 1,545 frames. Gibson (93-92 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.52 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 776 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.384 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and he has faced 6,636 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+130)

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