Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/21/2022

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Saturday, May 21, 2022

Venue:  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD

Where to Watch:  MASN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -140, Orioles +120; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -140, Orioles +120; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -140, Orioles +120; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  23-15 (2nd place, AL East)

Baltimore Orioles:  15-24 (5th place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

Baltimore Orioles:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 23-15 record overall and they are 10-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Orioles on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Jalen Beeks is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Jeffrey Springs is on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 1-1 with a 1.66 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance in the game. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 2 Ks on 4 hits in 4.2 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging just over 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging just under 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Orioles are coming into this game with a 15-24 record overall and they are 10-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 6 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 4-game series against the New York Yankees 3-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Tyler Wells is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while rookie pitcher Kyle Bradish will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 6 strikeouts on 8 hits in 4.1 innings played against the New York Yankees. They scored 17 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 20 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. The Rays got off to a slower start this season but they have been playing much better recently and have been winning more games. Their pitching has also been much better and their starter here, Jeffrey Springs, has been having a great season so far as he has not allowed many runs all season and is coming off of a great start where he went pretty deep into the game by his standards. They are going up against an Orioles team that has been losing a lot of their games recently and has not been playing well after a bit of a hot start from them. The Orioles just won their last game against the Yankees but lost 3 straight to them prior to that and they have a rookie pitcher starting here in Bradish who has not been pitching that great recently. The Rays have fed off of the Orioles in their series' over the last few seasons and this one should be no different with the Rays starting to play much better. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Orioles Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, May 21, 2022 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Rays 6 Orioles 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 175-109 (+38.8 Units) ML in all games. 119-61 (+19.8 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 8-1 UNDER against division opponents.

Baltimore Orioles: 92-169 (-25.9 Units) ML in all games. 85-154 (-15.1 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 25-12 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) Mid June - Back. L. Patino (SP) Mid June - Oblique. M. Margot (CF) Late May - Hamstring.

Baltimore Orioles:  R. Mountcastle (1B) Ques Sun - Wrist. C. Ellis (SP) out for season - Shoulder. D. Kremer (SP) Late May - Oblique.

 

 

 

"It really let me settle down and just work in the strike zone. My goal today was to get back into my pitch count after the first (inning). Because we scored so much so early, it was easier to do that." - Drew Rasmussen after their win against the Tigers on Wednesday.

 

 

"Last two nights, we lost two one-run games. I thought today was some of our better at-bats of the season." - Brandon Hyde after his team’s win against the Yankees on Thursday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Vidal Brujan (S) RF

Taylor Walls (S) 2B

Brett Phillips (L) CF

 

Austin Hays (R) LF

Ramon Urias (R) DH

Trey Mancini (R) 1B

Anthony Santander (S) RF

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

Tyler Nevin (R) 3B

Robinson Chirinos (R) C

Ryan McKenna (R) CF

Chris Owings (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.348)

Hits:  Wander Franco (40)

Home Runs:  Brandon Lowe (5)

RBI:  Manuel Margot (21)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (6)

Wins:  Drew Rasmussen (4)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Trey Mancini (.292)

Hits:  Trey Mancini (40)

Home Runs:  Anthony Santander (7)

RBI:  Anthony Santander (19)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Mateo (11)

Wins:  Jorge Lopez (3)

Saves:  Jorge Lopez (4)

ERA:  Denyi Reyes (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (4th season)