Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays MLB Picks & Predictions 9/3/2019

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Tropicana Field

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Probable Pitchers: Ty Blach vs. Andrew Kittredge

Tropicana Field is the site where Tommy Pham and the Tampa Bay Rays (80-58, 2nd in AL East) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (45-91, 5th in AL East) on Tuesday. The Rays open this contest at -120 while the Orioles are coming in at +110. The total is set at 9.5.

The Orioles have been an inconsistent choice for baseball bettors, having gone 45-91-0 SU. The Rays are covering 58.0% of the time, going 80-58-0 straight up.

Valuable Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Orioles have been a decent Over pick for over/under baseball bettors, having gone 68-58-10.

Baltimore covers 33.8% of the time as the visitor, having gone 23-45-0 straight up.

Important Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Rays are covering 54.4% of the time at Tropicana Field, going 37-31-0 SU.

The Rays have been a decent Over pick for over/under baseball bettors, having gone 66-64-8.

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Key Baltimore Orioles Injuries

9/1/2019 Mark Trumbo LF Knee Expected to be out until at least Sep 2
7/1/2019 Josh Rogers RP Elbow Out for the season
6/11/2019 Alex Cobb SP Hip Out for the season

Key Tampa Bay Rays Injuries

8/31/2019 Tyler Glasnow SP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Sep 7
8/30/2019 Yandy Diaz 3B Foot Out for the season
8/28/2019 Jose Alvarado RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Sep 17
8/25/2019 Yonny Chirinos SP Finger Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
8/25/2019 Blake Snell SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Sep 19
8/23/2019 Brandon Lowe 2B Quadriceps Out for the season
4/2/2019 Jose Mujica SP Elbow Out for the season

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Orioles have a 45-91 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Ty Blach has a 0-2 record with an earned run average of 12.81 and a WHIP of 2.39 this season. He has 15 strikeouts over his 19.2 innings pitched and he's given up 35 hits. He's allowed 16 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 6.83. The bullpen has an earned run average of 6.13 and they have given up 593 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .274 against the bullpen and they've struck out 513 hitters and walked 246 batters. As a team, Baltimore allows 9.7 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.8 batters per nine innings. They are 30th in the league in team earned run average at 5.78. The Orioles pitchers collectively have given up 1,300 base hits and 771 earned runs. They have allowed 267 home runs this season, ranking them 1st in the league. Baltimore as a pitching staff has walked 476 batters and struck out 1,041. They have walked 3.6 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.8 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.48 and their FIP as a unit is 5.71.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team Baltimore is hitting .246, good for 22nd in the league. The Orioles hold a .413 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .309, which is good for 23rd in baseball. They rank 18th in MLB with 8.4 hits per game. Jonathan Villar is hitting .278 with an on-base percentage of .347. He has 147 hits this season in 528 at bats with 62 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .462 and an OPS+ of 114. Trey Mancini is hitting .275 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .350. He has totaled 138 hits and he has driven in 76 men in 501 at bats. His OPS+ is 127 while his slugging percentage is at .517. The Orioles have 1,148 hits, including 212 doubles and 174 home runs. Baltimore has walked 378 times so far this season and they have struck out 1,214 times as a unit. They have left 882 men on base and have a team OPS of .722. They score 4.43 runs per contest and have scored a total of 602 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Tampa Bay has a 80-58 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 4.50, Andrew Kittredge has a 1-0 record and a 1.42 WHIP. He has 45 strikeouts over the 38 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 43 hits. He's allowing 10.2 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 3.85. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.87 and they have given up 571 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .233 against the Rays bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 667 batters and walked 231 opposing hitters. As a team, Tampa Bay allows 7.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.8 batters per nine innings. They are 2nd in the league in team earned run average at 3.66. The Rays pitchers as a team have surrendered 1,091 base knocks and 509 earned runs this season. They have given up 156 home runs this year, which ranks 30th in Major League Baseball. Tampa Bay as a staff has walked 395 hitters and struck out 1,361 batters. They give up a walk 2.8 times per 9 innings while they strike out 9.8 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.19 while their FIP as a staff is 3.72.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .254, good for 12th in the league. The Rays hold a .431 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .326, which is good for 13th in baseball. They rank 11th in MLB with 8.9 hits per contest. Tommy Pham comes into this matchup batting .274 with an OBP of .374. He has 132 hits this year along with 58 RBI in 482 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .463 with an OPS+ of 122. Austin Meadows is hitting .276 this season and he has an OBP of .343. He has collected 123 hits in 445 at bats while driving in 70 runs. He has an OPS+ of 127 and a slugging percentage of .526. The Rays as a unit have 1,222 base hits, including 251 doubles and 184 homers. Tampa Bay has walked 464 times this year and they have struck out on 1,268 occasions. They have had 981 men left on base and have an OPS of .758. They have scored 4.71 runs per game and totaled 650 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Orioles/Rays MLB game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Orioles (+110)

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