Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Baltimore Orioles (68-47) are hitting the road to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will play the Tampa Bay Rays (57-56). The men taking the mound will be Zach Eflin and Ryan Pepiot.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have notched a total of 585 runs and have an OBP of .319. The Orioles have accumulated 200 doubles as a team and have smacked 178 balls out of the park. They have recorded 568 RBI's and 1,010 hits this year, while their batting average is at .255. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .453 and have been called out on strikes 948 times, while taking a walk on 340 occasions.

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The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 3.89 this year (11th in the league), and the staff has rung up 977 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 119 home runs and also 495 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 346 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.90 as a unit on the campaign. Baltimore has yielded 920 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 444 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Orioles have dispatched 385 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners on the season and 31.3% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 34 saves on the season and have not converted 17 out of their 51 chances to get a save. The Orioles relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 138 save situations. The relievers have a total of 86 holds so far this year (2nd in baseball). Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 126 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,255 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 3,085 putouts for the season, as well as 957 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 64 double plays.

Eflin has thrown 958 innings and has accumulated 835 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.26 (453 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.232. He has surrendered 982 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 198 free passes. Eflin (59-60 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.19 while he has gone up against 4,021 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .234 on the season. They have struck out on 1,029 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 880 base hits. Tampa Bay has accounted for 107 home runs for the year to go along with 417 RBIs. The Rays hold a slugging % of .374 and they average 3.95 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have hit 181 two-baggers, while getting a free base 374 times as well as recording 446 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.229 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (971 strikeouts against 311 walks). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 929. They have conceded 142 home runs and they concede 4.40 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 493 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (450 earned runs surrendered).

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.0% out of their 127 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations and on 85 occasions with base runners. With 132 save situations, the Rays have 77 holds and 18 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save rate of 66.0%, and they have dispatched 382 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 76 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Rays have accrued 889 assists, 60 errors and have amassed 3,028 putouts this year. In 9,084 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Pepiot has surrendered 116 hits while he has tallied 174 strikeouts in 165 innings pitched. Pepiot (11-6 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.38 earned run average while allowing 6.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 62 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.084 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 671 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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