Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction 6-1-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, June 1st at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in the series. 

Orioles are Chasing the Yankees in the AL East

The Baltimore Orioles are 36-19 this season and they have won seven of their last eight games. Baltimore won game one in this series by a score of 3-1 on Friday night. Prior to this series, the Orioles won two out of three against the Red Sox, swept the White Sox in four games, and lost all three games against the Cardinals. Baltimore is 10-7 in their last 17 games and they are closing in on the Yankees in the AL East. 

The Baltimore pitching staff has a 3.29 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and a .216 opponent batting average. The Orioles offense has scored 275 runs with a .245 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Gunnar Henderson is batting .259 with 18 home runs and 41 RBI’s for the Orioles this season. Baltimore is seventh in the MLB in runs scored this year and they have scored at least four runs seven of their last nine games. 

Rays are Trying to Stay Out of Last Place

The Tampa Bay Rays are 28-30 this year and they have won three of their last five games. Tampa Bay dropped game one in this series and only scored one run in the loss. Prior to this series, the Rays won two out of three against the Athletics, lost two out of three against the Royals, and were swept by the Red Sox. Tampa Bay is just 3-8 in their last 11 games and they are very close to last place in the AL East. 

The Tampa Bay pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average. The Rays offense has scored 225 runs with a .232 batting average and a .307 on base percentage. Isaac Paredes is batting .294 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI’s for the Rays this season. Tampa Bay is 23rd in team ERA this year and they have allowed at least five runs in seven of their last eleven games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Baltimore is Kyle Bradish, who is 1-0 with a 1.75 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP over 25.2 innings pitched this year. Bradish has allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his last five starts, while allowing two earned runs in the other outing. The projected starting pitcher for Tampa Bay is Taj Bradley, who is 1-2 with a 3.13 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP over 23.0 innings pitched this season. Bradley has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts, but did allow five earned runs against Boston two starts ago. 

Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts

Kyle Bradish has recorded six or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances.
Anthony Santander has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last eight Saturday appearances against teams that held a losing record.
Adley Rutschman has scored a run in each of the Orioles’ last five day games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Adley Rutschman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Adley Rutschman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Ryan Mountcastle has recorded a Double in four of the Orioles’ last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
Adley Rutschman has hit at least one home run in four of the Orioles’ last five home games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
James McCann has recorded a Single in each of his last six home appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

Amed Rosario has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Amed Rosario has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Josh Lowe has recorded at least one Double in each of his last four appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
Yandy Diaz has hit a home run in each of the Rays’ last two day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Amed Rosario has recorded at least one Single in nine of his last 10 road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last three appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
Josh Lowe has scored at least one run in five of his last six road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.

Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction 

Baltimore was able to pick up another win at home in game one of this series, which brings them to 20-11 at home so far this year. Tampa Bay is just 11-12 on the road this season and they are really struggling over their last 11 games. The Rays did get a series win against Oakland earlier this week, but they didn’t look great doing it. Tampa Bay is going to start Taj Bradley, who has been pretty good in limited action. Baltimore is going with Bradish, who has been absolutely dominant. Tampa Bay is going through a tough time right now and their pitching staff overall has not been very good. My Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction is for the Orioles to win by at least two runs.