Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+220) Tampa Bay (-275)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (50-47) will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (43-52) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at +220 and Tampa Bay is coming in at -275. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Dean Kremer and Zack Littell.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .398 and have been called out on strikes 831 times, while drawing a walk on 264 occasions. They have 371 RBI's in addition to 760 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .239. The Orioles have recorded 150 doubles as a unit and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 393 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in MLB.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.92 for the season (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 784 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 132 long balls and also 483 total runs (26th in MLB). They have walked 303 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.46 as a team so far this year. Baltimore has relinquished 877 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 458 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 106 times in addition to having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 69 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). The Orioles relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 107 save situations. They have recorded 23 saves on the year and have missed out on 12 of their 35 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 138 base runners on the campaign with 18.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 336 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Atlanta Braves have amassed 2,512 putouts this year, in addition to 834 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and have 66 double plays. The Orioles have turned 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,536 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball.

Kremer has taken the hill for 608 frames and has earned 524 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Kremer (38-37 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.21 and he has gone up against 2,583 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.28 (289 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.311. He has given up 593 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 204 walks.

Tampa Bay has compiled 105 home runs on the campaign to go along with 424 RBIs. They have hit 150 doubles, while getting a free base 282 times as well as racking up 449 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .258 this season. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they are recording 4.63 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 800 instances (15th in MLB) and are sitting with 845 base hits.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.203 with a FIP of 4.25 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (799 strikeouts against 275 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 762. They have surrendered 127 homers and they surrender 4.05 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 388 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.78 (362 earned runs conceded).

With 92 save situations, the Rays have 54 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 37 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 92 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.9% out of their 103 inherited base runners. They rank 24th in the league with a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have sent 301 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in MLB). The Rays have recorded 887 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,588 putouts this season. In their 7,764 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (5th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Littell has allowed 532 base knocks while totaling 446 strikeouts in 532 innings pitched. Littell (32-28 career record) holds a 3.84 ERA and has allowed 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 227 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.225 and having a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.72 and he has gone up against 2,218 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-275)

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