The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays meet Wednesday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Orioles have won 8 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Austin Hays leads the Orioles with 80 hits and 31 RBI, while Adley Rutschman and Anthony Santander have combined for 142 hits and 74 RBI. Tyler Wells gets the ball, and he is 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. Wells is 0-2 with a 6.45 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 12 games. The Rays have won 10 of their last 13 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Wander Franco leads the Rays with 81 hits and 32 RBI, while Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz have combined for 142 hits and 84 RBI. Taj Bradley gets the ball, and he is 4-3 with a 4.19 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season. This will be Bradley’s first career game against the Orioles.
Trends
The Orioles are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series and 29-60 in their last 89 Wednesday games. The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 Wednesday games and 46-14 in their last 60 home games. The over is 3-1-1 in Orioles last 5 road games. The over is 12-3 in Rays last 15 home games. The Orioles are 12-39 in the last 51 meetings in Tampa Bay and 16-36 in the last 52 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to be favored more times than not, especially at home, but the Orioles have the offense to hang with them and Wells has been the better pitcher. While Taj Bradley has held his own, Tyler Wells has been ridiculous with his 3.20 ERA and 0.86 WHIP through 81.2 innings. I’ll gladly take the more favorable price with the O’s on the road.
