Tampa Bay Rays VS Baltimore Orioles will play the second match of a four-game series on Friday at Tropicana Field. The first pitch is at 6.40 pm ET.
The Orioles (58-37 SU and 57-38 RL) will use right-hander Kyle Brandish to start. Brandish is 6-4 with a 3.05 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in 17 outings this season. The Rays (60-39 SU and 51-48 RL) will counter with Zach Eflin. Eflin is 10-5 with a 3.59 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in his 19 starts.
Tampa Bay is -160 moneyline favourites and the game total is 9 runs scored.
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Predictions and Betting Preview For Tampa Bay Rays VS Baltimore Orioles MLB Regular Season
- Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
- When: Friday, July 21st, 2023.
- Time: 23:40 GMT
- Teams to play: Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles.
- MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.69
Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Tampa Bay Rays
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.69
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.70
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8
The Tampa Bay Rays are black sliding, falling to a sweep by Texas Rangers in its last series. They are 4-11 in their last 15 games, which permitted the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays to cover enough ground in the AL East standings.
Tampa Bay averages 5.31 runs (4th) and hit .258 (9th) with a .780 OPS (4th). They’ve hit 146 home runs (4th) and stolen 114 bases (2nd) this season. The pitching staff sports a 3.37 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP (3rd) with 30 quality starts (19th).
Eflin with start for the home team today. He boasts a 105:15 K:BB ratio this season. He wasn’t on his best form in his last appearance, conceding five runs and seven hits in just three innings in a loss to Kansas City Royals. He held his last five opponents to three or lesser earned runs.
Betting On The Baltimore Orioles
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.36
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.20
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8
The Baltimore Orioles lost two of three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in their last series, but it still gave them enough points to move up in the AL East standings into a first-position tie with the Rays.
Which of these teams will end the week at the top? The Orioles score 4.98 runs per game (8th) and hits .255 (12th) with a .751 OPS (9th). They hit 114 homers (12th) and stole 66 bases (16th in 2023. Baltimore’s pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA (16th and a 1.31 WHIP (19th with 36 quality starts (11th).
Bradish will pitch for the visiting team this evening. He sports an 87:24 K:BB ratio in 2023. He lasted 7.1 frames in his last start, holding the Miami Marlins to three hits and zero runs with eight strikeouts in a victory. Bradish has permitted two or lesser runs in six successive outings and hasn’t conceded more than three runs since May 23rd (four runs vs. NYY).
MatchPlug Prediction
The Rays are 55-28 SU as favourites and 34-14 SU as home favourites. They are 17-10 vs. AL East competition this season.
These clubs have been in opposite directions recently, but Tampa Bay will defend its home pitch tonight. Eflin surrendered five runs in his last start, but his track record makes a case for his capacity, than a bad performance against the Royals. He’ll come back in a big way vs. a prime-time opponent in Baltimore, holding the Orioles to two or fewer runs, a goal he has attained in ten games this season.
In his last start against the Rays, Brandish leveraged early support that let him pitch with less pressure on him. This may not be the case today. Baltimore’s offence, scoring 5.6 runs per game in July, will stop soon. Tampa’s offence, averaging 3.3 runs this month, is ready for a breakthrough performance, which may happen against Bradish. He conceded 16 hits and 11 runs in his two starts (9.1 IP) vs. the Rays last season.
Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays moneyline.
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