Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, August 14, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+132) Tampa Bay (-160)

The Baltimore Orioles (58-63) are en route to Tropicana Field on Friday where they will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (74-46). The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at +132 and the Rays are coming in at -160. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Chris Bassitt and Jesse Scholtens.

The Orioles have earned 175 doubles as a team and have knocked 143 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 1,112 times, while taking a walk on 468 occasions. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in MLB. They have earned 524 runs batted in as well as 944 hits on the year, while their batting average is .235. They have accumulated 543 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 4.24 this year (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 959 batters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 129 home runs and 579 total runs (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 403 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.07 as a team this year. Baltimore has given up 1,043 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 506 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 111 times in addition to having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 63 holds for the season (15th in MLB). The Orioles relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.0% and have come into the game in 112 save situations. They have tallied 31 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 16 of their 47 save chances. The relievers have inherited 149 base runners this season with 28.2% of those players ended up scoring. The Orioles have dispatched 397 relievers to the hill this season.

The Orioles have converted 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,672 innings, ranking them 26th in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 3,224 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,039 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 87 double plays.

Bassitt (87-69 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.65 and he has faced 5,671 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,254 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 431 walks. His earned run average is 3.71 (550 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.263. Bassitt has taken the ball for 1,334 innings and has tallied 1,228 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a team OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .261 for the season. They have struck out on 854 occasions (30th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,049 base knocks. Tampa Bay has tallied 128 home runs for the season to go along with 523 RBIs. The Rays have a SLG% of .408 and they have an average of 4.58 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have notched 173 doubles, while walking 393 times as well as racking up 549 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 487 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (440 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 148 dingers and they give up 4.10 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.141 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (977 strikeouts against 305 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 916.

With 154 save situations, the Rays have compiled 92 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 62 save chances and they have walked away with 48 saves. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.3% out of their 139 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 97 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 77.4%, and they have dispatched 381 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 9,630 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (2nd in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 80 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Rays have 945 assists, 72 errors and have earned 3,210 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Scholtens has allowed 146 hits while he has accumulated 100 K's in 130 innings. Scholtens (6-13 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.90 ERA while allowing 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 71 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.458 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and he has faced 579 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-160)

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