Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 05/20/2022 – The Tampa Bay Rays will lock horns with the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park on Friday evening. This will be the first game of a three-game series between the two teams. The Tampa Bay Rays are in the second position of the AL East, with a record of 23-15, hot at the heels of the leading New York Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles are in the fifth position of the division, with a record of 15-24. Expert MLB predictions are foreseeing the Tampa Bay Rays to win in this game.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 05/20/2022
When: | Friday, May 20, 7:05 PM ET |
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Where: | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland |
TV: | MASN |
Stream: | MLB.TV |
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming into this game after winning against the Detroit Tigers in their last matchup. The Tampa Bay offense is led by Wander Franco who has posted 40 hits along with 4 homers. Franco is batting with an average of .272 in this baseball season. The lead home-run scorer of the team is Brandon Lowe who has scored five homers in his name. On the mound against the Baltimore Orioles, the Tampa Bay Rays will be posting Jalen Beeks. Beeks is currently 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA.
Players to watch: Wander Franco SS (GP 36, AB 147, R 23, H 40, 2B 9, 3B 1, HR 4, RBI 16, TB 63, BB 6, SO 15, SB 4, AVG 0.272, OBP 0.297, SLG 0.429, OPS 0.725, WAR 1.7), Randy Arozarena RF (GP 37, AB 142, R 16, H 32, 2B 10, 3B 1, HR 2, RBI 12, TB 50, BB 8, SO 41, SB 6, AVG 0.225, OBP 0.27, SLG 0.352, OPS 0.622, WAR 0.1).
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles played against the New York Yankees in their last matchup and lost 9-6. The Baltimore offense is led by Trey Mancini who has posted 40 hits and is batting with an average of .292 in this current season. The highest number of home runs in the team has been bagged by Anthony Santander who has scored 7 homers. The Baltimore Orioles will be handing the ball to Tyler Wells who is now 1-3 with a 4.18 ERA this season.
Players to watch: Cedric Mullins CF (GP 39, AB 155, R 20, H 39, 2B 8, 3B 1, HR 5, RBI 16, TB 64, BB 9, SO 33, SB 7, AVG 0.252, OBP 0.312, SLG 0.413, OPS 0.725, WAR 1.2), Trey Mancini DH (GP 36, AB 137, R 13, H 40, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 3, RBI 14, TB 54, BB 11, SO 31, SB 0, AVG 0.292, OBP 0.349, SLG 0.394, OPS 0.743, WAR 0.7).
Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Betting Numbers
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Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
Rays are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Baltimore.
Tampa Bay are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games on the road.
Tampa Bay are 9-0 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
Baltimore Orioles
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore’s last 12 games.
Baltimore are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games against Tampa Bay.
Baltimore are 0-9 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
Baltimore are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Betting Picks
The Baltimore Orioles are similar to the Tampa Bay Rays in this game. The Tampa Bay Rays are doing pretty well on the mound and are expected to win this game as per MLB betting lines.
Score Prediction: Rays 4, Orioles 2.