Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/26/2022

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Venue:  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD

Where to Watch:  MASN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -175, Orioles +150; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -175, Orioles +150; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -175, Orioles +150; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  52-43 (3rd place, AL East)

Baltimore Orioles:  47-48 (5th place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  7-3 last 10

Baltimore Orioles:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 52-43 record overall and have a road record of 21-25. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Orioles on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 23rd in the MLB with a .689 OPS. Corey Kluber is their starting pitcher on Monday while Shane McClanahan is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 10-3 with a 1.71 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 6 Ks on 3 hits through 6.1 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

 

The Orioles lost 3 of their last 4 games and enter this game off of a loss. They lost their last series against the New York Yankees 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 47-48 record overall and have a home record of 26-19. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Rays on Tuesday with the 1st game still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 21st in the MLB with a .690 OPS. Austin Voth is on the mound on Monday while Spenser Watkins will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Tuesday. He is 3-1 with a 3.93 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 4 hits through 5 IP against the Chicago Cubs. 

The current betting odds have the Rays listed as a favorite in this game. The Rays have been playing well in their recent games, they just stumbled against the Royals but the Royals were also very fresh for that series with a lot of well rested players in their lineup from the All-Star break and a series in Toronto right before that. The Orioles have been playing very well recently as well, but they have lost 2 of their last 3 against the Yankees and have started to cool off as they were shutout on Sunday. The Rays have been beating up on the Orioles all season though, winning 2 of their 3 games against them right before the break, and the Rays also have a much better pitching staff as well. These offenses are very similar in the sense that both have not been very good all season but are starting to heat up in recent weeks now. McClanahan is starting for the Rays though and he has been lights out all season, rarely having a bad start in his games. Watkins is starting for the Orioles and he has not been nearly as good this season, pitching well recently but he does not have a good bullpen to back him up like the Rays as the Orioles have been allowing a lot of late runs recently. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Orioles Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, July 26, 2022 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Rays 3 Orioles 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 204-136 (+37.2 Units) ML in all games. 88-70 (+12.7 Units) ML in road games. 12-7 OVER this season in July games.

Baltimore Orioles: 51-104 (-13.9 Units) ML against division opponents. 74-128 (-17.6 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 21-16 OVER against division opponents.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) Early Sept - Hip. M. Zunino (C) Mid Aug - Shoulder. W. Franco (SS) Early Sept - Wrist.

Baltimore Orioles:  A. Wells (SP) Early Aug - Elbow. K. Bradish (SP) Early Aug - Shoulder. T. Lakins Sr. (RP) Early Aug - Elbow.

 

 

 

"I was very happy I was able to hit that home run. I wasn't looking for it, it is not what I go for, but I was happy it happened." - Yandy Diaz after their loss against the Royals on Sunday.

 

 

"I don't think anybody should pitch to him. The guy is unbelievable. He's hitting good pitches. He's hitting mistakes. Normally when a guy's hot, he's hitting doubles and singles. He's hitting the ball out of the ballpark, and it's crazy. He's a good hitter. What can you say?" - Robinson Chirinos on Judge after their loss against the Yankees on Sunday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Luke Raley (L) 1B

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Yu Chang (R) 2B

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Roman Quinn (S) CF

 

Cedric Mullins (L) CF

Trey Mancini (R) RF

Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

Austin Hays (R) LF

Adley Rutschman (S) DH

Ramon Urias (R) 2B

Tyler Nevin (R) 3B

Robinson Chirinos (R) C

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

 

 

Batting Average:  Roman Quinn (.400)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (89)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (13)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (44)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (19)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (10)

Saves:  Colin Poche (6)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Trey Mancini (.268)

Hits:  Cedric Mullins (98)

Home Runs:  Anthony Santander (16)

RBI:  Anthony Santander (49)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Mateo (23)

Wins:  Tyler Wells (7)

Saves:  Jorge Lopez (18)

ERA:  Cionel Perez (1.41)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (4th season)