Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+175) Tampa Bay (-210)

The Tampa Bay Rays (100-62 last year) host the Baltimore Orioles (52-110 last season) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The line on this contest has Baltimore at +175 and Tampa Bay opens at -210. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Wells and Corey Kluber.

The Orioles earned 266 two-baggers as a squad and knocked 195 balls out of the park. Baltimore owned a slugging percentage of .402 and were called out on strikes 1,454 times, while drawing a walk on 451 occasions. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles put up 4.1 runs per game, which had them sitting at 26th in MLB. They had 632 runs batted in in addition to 1,296 base knocks during the previous year, while their team batting average came in at .239. They notched a total of 659 runs scored and held an on-base percentage of .304.

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Orioles pitchers allowed 258 long balls and 956 runs (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff walked 563 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 5.15 as a team for the prior year. Their K/BB ratio was 2.19 and their pitching staff recorded a WHIP of 1.48. The Orioles had an ERA of 5.84 last season (30th in the league), and their staff struck out 1,234 batters.

The Orioles dispatched 569 relievers to the hill for the previous season. The relievers inherited 335 base runners over the course of last year with 39.7% of those players crossed the plate. They accumulated 26 saves in the previous season and missed out on 28 of their 54 save chances. The Orioles relief pitchers accumulated a save rate of 48.1% and entered the game in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers racked up 63 holds last year (30th in the league). Orioles bullpen pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 212 times as well as having 156 contests in high leverage situations.

The Orioles converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,618 innings on the field, ranking them 28th in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles amassed 4,206 putouts last season, as well as 1,359 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate was at .987 which ranked 6th in the majors, and they twisted 101 double plays.

Wells has pitched in 57 innings and has accounted for 65 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 4.11 (26 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.912. He has surrendered 40 base knocks (6.3 hits per nine innings) and has 12 free passes. Wells (2-3 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while he has faced 224 hitters in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays had an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .242 during the previous year. They were called out on strikes on 1,542 occasions (3rd in baseball) and notched a total of 1,335 hits. Tampa Bay tallied 222 home runs in the previous season in addition to 810 runs batted in. The Rays had a SLG% of .428 and they were recording 5.29 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They hit 288 doubles, while getting a free base 585 times and notching 857 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff allowed 651 runs in the previous season while having a team ERA of 3.67 (593 earned runs yielded). They gave up 184 home runs and they conceded 4.03 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Rays had a team WHIP of 1.168 with a FIP of 3.79 as a team during the previous year. Their K/BB ratio came in at 3.39 (1,478 strikeouts against 436 free passes). They were sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,264.

Tampa Bay called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 64 save opportunities and they earned 42 saves. They were ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.6%, and they sent 531 relievers onto the diamond last year. Their bullpen pitchers came in 180 times in high leverage situations in addition to 126 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 27.7% of 166 inherited runners. Ending the season with 159 save situations, the Rays had 91 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

In their 13,101 innings played, the Rays held a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (7th in the majors). Tampa Bay Rays turned 130 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in pro baseball). The Rays accrued 1,358 assists, 80 errors and a tally of 4,367 putouts for the prior year.

In his MLB career, Kluber has surrendered 1,239 hits while accumulating 1,544 punch outs in 1,422 frames. Kluber (103-61 career record) has earned a 3.19 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 505 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.100 and a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.74 and he has faced 5,742 hitters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+175)

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