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

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Baltimore Orioles (81-60) will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (69-71) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Zack Littell and Corbin Burnes.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have 545 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .306. The Rays have tallied 223 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 128 balls out of the park. They have earned 508 runs batted in as well as 1,077 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .231. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .369 and have been called out on strikes 1,290 times, while taking a walk on 444 occasions.

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The Rays have an ERA of 3.95 on the year (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,203 batters. Rays pitchers have given up 181 long balls in addition to 606 runs (13th in MLB). They have walked 395 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a team for the year. Tampa Bay has conceded 1,147 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 550 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Rays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 110 times in addition to having 176 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 88 holds this year (7th in the league). The Rays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 68.3% and stepped onto the hill in 153 save situations. They have compiled 43 saves for the season and have blown 20 out of their 63 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 160 runners this year and 23.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rays have dispatched 472 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 3,756 putouts on the year, as well as 1,103 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and have 98 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,268 innings, ranking them 9th in baseball.

Littell has pitched in 392 frames and has 343 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.08 (178 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.305. He has allowed 410 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 102 free passes. Littell (21-20 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.02 while he has gone up against 1,672 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the season. They have struck out on 1,166 occasions (19th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,221 base hits. Baltimore has 209 long balls over the course of the season as well as 680 runs batted in. The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .443 and they are recording 5.01 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have put up 235 doubles, while getting a free base 427 times as well as putting up 707 runs.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.237 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 16th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,139. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 608 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (548 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,187 strikeouts vs 414 walks). They have surrendered 147 dingers and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 61 save chances and they have converted 42 saves. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 469 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 140 times in high leverage situations in addition to 147 occasions with base runners. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of their 211 inherited base runners. With 161 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 99 holds and also 19 blown saves.

In their 11,301 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (14th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,180 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,767 putouts this season.

Burnes (58-34 career record) holds a 3.25 earned run average and has allowed 7.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.15 and he has gone up against 3,557 batters so far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 317 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.071 and a FIP of 3.2. So far in his pro baseball career, Burnes has surrendered 693 hits while totaling 1,024 K's in 878 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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