The Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays meet Saturday in MLB action from Tropicana Field. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles prediction. This will be the second installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Orioles played the Toronto Blue Jays in their last series. Baltimore won the first two installments of that set, then fell 3-2 and 6-5 in the remaining pair for a tie. On Friday versus Tampa Bay, the Orioles bagged a 6-3 win with nine team hits. Starting pitcher Cole Irvin finished on 5.2 innings, two earned and eight hits.
In the starter role for the O’s on Saturday it’ll be Kyle Bradish. This year Bradish is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in six starts. Bradish has 40 Ks in 28.1 innings. Over his career Bradish is 17-14 with a 3.63 ERA in 59 starts.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
Over on the Rays’ side, they took on the Miami Marlins this week in a pair of matchups. Tampa Bay managed to win both of those games 9-5 and 5-3 for a series victory. On Friday versus the Orioles, the Rays had nine hits and never held a lead. Aaron Civale lasted 5.0 innings in the start with four earned on seven hits and a walk.
It’ll be Taj Bradley in the starter role for the Rays on Saturday. This year Bradley is 1-3 with a 5.81 ERA and 32 Ks in 26.1 innings over five starts. Bradley is 6-11 with a 5.63 ERA in 28 career games (26 starts).
Rays vs Orioles Injury Notes
Orioles 2B Jorge Mateo (concussion) played catch on the field at Rogers Centre on Thursday.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Orioles’ last seven road games against AL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Rays’ last five games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last eight road games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four day games between the Orioles and Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last eight home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Yandy Diaz has scored at least one run in seven of the Rays’ last eight home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances at Tropicana Field against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Josh Lowe has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last seven appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
- Jose Siri has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four home appearances against AL opponents.
- 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.
- Isaac Paredes has recorded a Single in each of the Rays’ last four day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Adley Rutschman has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Orioles’ last eight games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Adley Rutschman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Ryan Mountcastle has scored at least one run in each of his last eight Saturday appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Anthony Santander has hit a home run in four of the Orioles’ last six road games against AL East opponents.
- Adley Rutschman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 14 appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Anthony Santander has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last nine Saturday appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Gunnar Henderson has recorded a Double in three of the Orioles’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction
I’ll probably lean toward the Orioles in this one. At least some of that is due to Bradley’s recent struggles. In two of his last three starts (both losses), Bradley combined for 14 earned runs on 15 hits and three walks in just 10.1 innings. The good news is that Bradley did manage 5.0 clean innings versus the Royals on May 26.
On Friday the Orioles got home runs from Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle (two RBI) and Jordan Westburg (two hits; two RBI) as the vast majority of their offense. The pen was great as well on 3.1 innings, one hit, no earned, one walk and two Ks. I like Baltimore to keep it rolling into the weekend.