Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+125) Baltimore (-145)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (61-67) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (76-51) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at +125 and Baltimore is at -145. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Martinez and Shane Baz.

The Rays have accumulated 180 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 133 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 899 times, while drawing a walk on 412 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.6 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have accumulated 551 RBI's in addition to 1,116 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is at .261. They have earned a total of 579 runs and have an OBP of .331.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.18 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17. Rays pitchers have surrendered 163 long balls and 534 runs (8th in the league). Tampa Bay has conceded 998 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 486 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.86 on the campaign (8th in MLB), 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.

The Rays relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 76.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 160 save situations. They have tallied 50 saves so far this season and have missed out on 15 of their 65 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 152 base runners for the year and 30.3% of them earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 105 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 406 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have a total of 95 holds this season (2nd in the league).

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 3,402 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,004 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Rays have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,206 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

Martinez has taken the mound for 1,081 innings and is sitting with 753 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.01 (482 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.281. He has allowed 1,074 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 311 walks. Martinez (60-63 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.95 and he has gone up against 4,561 opposing batters in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .235 this season. They have been rung up on 1,182 occasions (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,002 hits. Baltimore is sitting with 155 home runs this season to go along with 554 RBIs. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .396 and they are scoring 4.48 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have tallied 184 doubles, while taking a walk 489 times as well as putting up 574 runs.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.351 with a FIP of 4.08 as a team this season. They are currently ranked 26th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,110. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 610 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (535 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (1,021 strikeouts against 426 bases on balls). They have allowed 137 home runs and they give up 4.83 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

They rank 14th in the league holding a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 423 relievers onto the field for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 130 times in high leverage situations and on 119 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 67 holds and also 18 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to take the mound in 51 save chances and they have tallied 33 saves. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of their 161 inherited runners.

In 10,239 innings played, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (26th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in pro baseball). The Orioles have 1,097 assists, 82 errors and have earned a total of 3,413 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Baz has surrendered 395 base knocks while he has totaled 425 strikeouts in 431 innings pitched. He has allowed 200 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.80 and he has faced 1,819 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Baz (21-30 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.17 earned run average and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+125)

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