Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MASN

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (58-56) will play the Baltimore Orioles (68-48) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Trevor Rogers and Jeffrey Springs.

Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .452 and have been called out on strikes 951 times, while taking a walk on 343 occasions. They have compiled 574 RBI's and 1,018 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .254. The Orioles have accumulated 202 doubles as a squad and have smacked 179 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 591 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 120 home runs and 502 runs (16th in MLB). Baltimore has conceded 927 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 451 earned runs. The Orioles have compiled a team earned run average of 3.92 this season (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 988 hitters. They have walked 351 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a unit on the campaign.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 128 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 86 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). The Orioles relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 138 save situations. They have accumulated 34 saves so far this year and have blown 17 out of their 51 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 178 base runners on the campaign and 31.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 388 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 3,109 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 963 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 14th in professional baseball, and they have turned 64 double plays. The Orioles have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,327 innings, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Rogers has pitched in 400 innings and has earned 411 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.30 (191 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.399. He has allowed 399 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 161 free passes. Rogers (15-33 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.23 and he has gone up against 1,753 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Tampa Bay has accounted for 108 HRs on the year as well as 423 runs batted in. They have notched 184 two-baggers, while walking 376 times and putting up 452 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays hold an on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .235 this season. The Rays have a team slugging % of .376 and they are recording 3.96 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,036 occasions (7th in baseball) and have recorded 892 hits.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.230 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (976 strikeouts against 314 free passes). They rank 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 938. They have allowed 142 homers and they yield 4.39 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 497 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (454 earned runs relinquished).

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 54 save opportunities and they have earned 36 saves. They rank 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 387 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 150 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.8% out of 128 inherited base runners. With 135 save situations, the Rays have tallied 79 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 77 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Rays have recorded 898 assists, 60 errors and have notched a total of 3,055 putouts on the season. In 9,165 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in professional baseball).

Springs (21-11 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.49 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and he has faced 1,220 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 112 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and having a FIP of 3.4. During his pro baseball career, Springs has conceded 265 base hits and he has 328 strikeouts in 289 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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