Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/22/2022

Game Time: 1:35 pm ET, Sunday, May 22, 2022

Venue:  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD

Where to Watch:  MASN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Orioles +135; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Orioles +135; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Orioles +135; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  23-16 (2nd place, AL East)

Baltimore Orioles:  16-24 (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 23-16 record overall and they are 10-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Orioles on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Jeffrey Springs is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Corey Kluber is on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 8 Ks on 4 hits in 6 IP against the Detroit Tigers. 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 16-24 record overall and they are 11-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the New York Yankees 3-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Rays on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Rookie pitcher Kyle Bradish is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Spenser Watkins will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 0-1 with a 5.10 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 1 strikeout on 4 hits in 4 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 have been playing very well in their recent games, they lost the first game of this series to the Orioles already and this is a series they will not want to lose. The Rays have been feeding on the Orioles over the last few seasons and they will want to win as many games against them as possible here with their division being so tough this season. The Orioles have not been playing well in their recent games either and they have Watkins starting here who has not been pitching well this season either. Kluber is starting for the Rays here and he has had some bad starts this season but he has been good overall and he gives his team a very good chance of winning this game by pitching well. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Orioles Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, May 22, 2022 (1:35 pm ET start time) is Rays 7 Orioles 3.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 175-110 (+37.4 Units) ML in all games. 41-24 (+9.8 Units) ML when the total is 9 to 9.5. 8-2 UNDER against division opponents.

Baltimore Orioles: 93-169 (-24.7 Units) ML in all games. 51-81 (-9.4 Units) ML in home games. 25-13 UNDER in all games.

 

 

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

Baltimore Orioles:  R. Mountcastle (1B) Prob Sat - Wrist. C. Ellis (SP) out for season - Shoulder. D. Kremer (SP) Early June - Oblique.

 

 

 

"Any loss is frustrating. That's kind of how I look at it." - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Orioles on Friday.

 

 

"Vespi was outstanding. He threw a ton of strikes. He has the cutter and curveball and they got some bad swings on it. So, I'm happy for him and his debut to get the win in extra innings." - Brandon Hyde after his team’s win against the rays on Friday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Mike Zunino (R) C

Brett Phillips (L) RF

 

Cedric Mullins (L) CF

Austin Hays (R) LF

Trey Mancini (R) DH

Anthony Santander (S) RF

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

Tyler Nevin (R) 1B

Ramon Urias (R) 3B

Robinson Chirinos (R) C

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 (.298)

Hits:  Trey Mancini (42)

Home Runs:  Anthony Santander (7)

RBI:  Anthony Santander (21)

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)