Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Baltimore Orioles (81-60) welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (69-70) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Shane Baz and Cole Irvin.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball. They have 542 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .306. The Rays have accrued 221 doubles as a team and have knocked 128 balls out of the park. They have amassed 505 RBI's as well as 1,069 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .231. Tampa Bay is slugging .369 and have been rung up 1,277 times, while taking a walk on 443 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Rays pitchers have relinquished 179 home runs in addition to 602 total runs (13th in baseball). Tampa Bay has allowed 1,140 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 546 earned runs. The Rays hold a team ERA of 3.95 for the year (13th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,192 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 393 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.23 as a unit so far this year.

The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 68.3% and has come into the game in 153 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 runners so far this season and 23.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 110 times in addition to having 176 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 470 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 88 holds on the season (7th in the league). They have compiled 43 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 of 63 save opportunities.

The Rays have transformed 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,187 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 3,729 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,093 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Baz has taken the hill for 89 innings and has accounted for 89 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.74 (37 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.212. He has given up 76 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 32 free passes. Baz (5-4 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 372 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Baltimore has 209 home runs this season to go along with 680 RBIs. They have 235 doubles, while taking a walk 427 times and scoring 707 runs. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with a team OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the year. The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .443 and they average 5.01 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,166 occasions (18th in the league) and have recorded 1,221 base hits.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.237 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,187 strikeouts vs 414 free passes). They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,139. They have given up 147 home runs and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 608 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.93 (548 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 61 save opportunities and they have converted 42 saves. They are currently ranked 4th in the league with a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 469 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 140 times in high leverage situations and also on 147 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 211 inherited runners. With 161 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 99 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Orioles have accrued 1,180 assists, 71 errors and have earned a total of 3,767 putouts this year. In their 11,301 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (14th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Irvin has conceded 627 base hits while tallying 429 strikeouts in 588 frames. Irvin (28-39 career mark) holds a 4.47 ERA and has conceded 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 292 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.301 and having a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 and he has gone up against 2,513 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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