Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+106) Baltimore (-128)

The Tampa Bay Rays (76-51) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (61-67). The odds on this game have the Rays at +106 and the Orioles are at -128. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shane McClanahan and Brandon Young.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have 579 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .331. The Rays have earned 180 doubles as a team and have hit 133 balls out of the stadium. They have 551 runs batted in and 1,116 hits this year, while their team batting average comes in at .261. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have been rung up 899 times, while drawing a walk on 412 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.18 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Rays pitchers have yielded 163 home runs and 534 total runs (8th in the league). Tampa Bay has relinquished 998 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 486 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.86 this year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,041 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 327 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a team this year.

Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 105 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 95 holds this season (2nd in MLB). The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 76.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 160 save situations. They have recorded 50 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of 65 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 152 base runners on the campaign and 30.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have dispatched 406 relievers to the hill this year.

The Rays have turned 71.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,206 innings on the field, which has them sitting 3rd in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 3,402 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,004 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and they have turned 85 double plays.

McClanahan (42-22 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.03 while he has faced 2,050 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 411 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 151 free passes. His earned run average is 3.08 (173 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.110. McClanahan has taken the ball for 506 innings and has totaled 550 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Baltimore has knocked in 155 long balls on the season as well as 554 runs batted in. They have tallied 184 two-baggers, while taking a walk 489 times and earning 574 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .235 this year. The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .396 and they are earning 4.48 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have struck out on 1,182 instances (4th in baseball) and have earned 1,002 base knocks.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.351 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (1,021 strikeouts against 426 bases on balls). They come in at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,110. They have surrendered 137 homers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 610 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.23 (535 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% of 161 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 130 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with runners on. With 121 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 67 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 423 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 10,239 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (26th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 94 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in MLB). The Orioles have racked up 1,097 assists, 82 errors and are sitting with 3,413 putouts on the season.

In his career, Young has conceded 184 base hits while accumulating 143 strikeouts in 174 innings. Young (10-10 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.44 ERA and has given up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 86 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.422 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.23 and he has faced 763 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+106)

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