Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (22-12) are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (28-7) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .521 and have struck out 300 times, while being walked on 114 occasions. They have accumulated 214 RBI's and 329 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .276. The Rays have compiled 71 doubles as a squad and have hit 71 balls out of the stadium. They have 225 runs while holding a team OBP of .348. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 6.4 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.13. Rays pitchers have given up 23 home runs in addition to 110 runs in total (1st in baseball). Tampa Bay has surrendered 241 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) as well as 105 earned runs. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.01 on the season (1st in MLB), and they have struck out 304 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 112 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.61 as a team over the course of the season.

The Rays relievers have a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 32 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners this season and 34.1% of them earned a run for their team. Rays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 25 times as well as having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 113 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have notched 17 holds this season (20th in the league). They have tallied 9 saves so far this year and have blown 6 of their 15 save opportunities.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 941 putouts this year, in addition to 336 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 11th in baseball, and have a total of 26 double plays. The Rays have transformed 72.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,823 innings on the field, which has them sitting 1st in the majors.

Eflin has taken the hill for 687 innings and is sitting with 583 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Eflin (40-45 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 2,914 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.40 (336 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.282. He has conceded 718 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 163 free passes.

Baltimore has accumulated 41 home runs so far this year to go along with 179 RBIs. They have recorded 64 doubles, while getting a free base 136 times as well as putting up 186 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an OBP of .336 in addition to a team batting average of .255 for the season. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .423 and they average 5.47 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 285 occasions (21st in MLB) and have 294 base knocks.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.322 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.10 (307 strikeouts against 108 free passes). They rank 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 294. They have surrendered 42 homers and they concede 4.65 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 157 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.44 (150 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore has had relievers enter the game in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 125 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 54 times in high leverage situations and on 47 occasions with base runners. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of their 67 inherited runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 33 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

In their 2,736 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (20th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in baseball). The Orioles have accrued 287 assists, 15 errors and are sitting with 912 putouts on the season.

So far in his MLB career, Rodriguez has allowed 31 base hits while accumulating 37 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched. Rodriguez (1-0 career record) is the owner of a 5.46 earned run average while surrendering 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 17 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.536 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and he has gone up against 124 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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