Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (57-56) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (68-47) at Tropicana Field on Friday. The starting pitchers are Zach Eflin and Ryan Pepiot.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.1 runs per game, which is 3rd in MLB. They have earned 585 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Orioles have accrued 200 doubles as a unit and have knocked 178 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 568 runs batted in in addition to 1,010 hits so far 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 drawing a walk on 340 occasions.

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The Orioles hold a team ERA of 3.89 for the year (11th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 977 batters. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 119 long balls in addition to 495 runs in total (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 346 hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a squad over the course of the season. Baltimore has allowed 920 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 444 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

The Orioles bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 138 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners over the course of the season and 31.3% of them ended up scoring. Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 126 times and also have had 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 385 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have racked up 86 holds this season (2nd in the league). They have recorded 34 saves on the year and have not converted 17 of their 51 save opportunities.

The Orioles have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 9,255 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 3,085 putouts this year, as well as 957 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 13th in the majors, and have a total of 64 double plays.

Eflin has pitched in 958 frames and has tallied 835 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.26 (453 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.232. He has given up 982 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 198 walks. Eflin (59-60 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.19 and he has faced 4,021 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled an OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .234 this season. They have struck out on 1,029 instances (7th in the league) and are sitting with 880 hits. Tampa Bay has knocked in 107 long balls on the campaign as well as 417 runs batted in. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .374 and they average 3.95 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have recorded 181 two-baggers, while taking a walk 374 times as well as racking up 446 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 493 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.01 (450 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 142 homers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.229 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a team this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (971 strikeouts vs 311 free passes). They are currently ranked 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 929.

Tampa Bay has had relievers step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have tallied 35 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.0%, and they have sent 382 relievers onto the field on the year. Their relievers have come in 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of their 127 inherited base runners. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Rays have 77 holds and also 18 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 76 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 889 assists, 60 errors and have a tally of 3,028 putouts this year. In their 9,084 innings on the field, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Pepiot has given up 116 base knocks while he has tallied 174 punch outs in 165 innings pitched. Pepiot (11-6 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.38 earned run average and has allowed 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 62 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.084 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 671 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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