Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction 8-9-24 MLB Picks

The Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays meet Friday in MLB action from Tropicana Field. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles prediction. This will be the first installment in a three-Game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Rays vs Orioles pick.

Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview

This week the Orioles took on the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore split the first two installments of that set, then in the Thursday rubber match the O’s took a tough loss 7-6. Baltimore made a run at it with four ninth-inning runs but ultimately fell short.

In the starter slot for the Orioles on Friday it’ll be Zach Eflin. So far Eflin is 7-7 with a 4.05 ERA in 21 starts. In his career Eflin is 59-60 with a 4.25 ERA in 179 Games (167 starts).

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

Over on the Rays’ side, they played the St. Louis Cardinals in their last series. Tampa Bay lost the first two Games 4-3 and 5-2. In the finale the Rays bagged 12 hits in a 6-4 win. Starter Shane Baz gave up four earned runs in 4.1 innings of work.

As starter for the opener the Rays will go with Zack Littell. This year Littell is 5-7 with a 4.06 ERA in 22 starts. Littell is 21-18 with a 4.08 career ERA in 195 Games (40 starts).

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Orioles’ last eight road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Six of the Rays’ last seven home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rays’ last three games.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last 10 Friday games against AL East opponents.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Double in each of his last four appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rays’ last five home games against the Orioles.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rays’ last 14 home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Jose Siri has hit a home run in each of the Rays’ last two games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last 14 home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Taylor Walls has scored at least one run in six of his last seven home appearances against the Orioles after playing the previous day.
• Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Rays’ last five games against opponents that held a winning record.

Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts

• Gunnar Henderson has recorded a Double in three of the Orioles’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Ryan Mountcastle has recorded at least one Single in each of the Orioles’ last nine games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one total base in each of the Orioles’ last 10 road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Anthony Santander has hit a home run in three of the Orioles’ last four road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Zach Eflin has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last nine Friday appearances.
• Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Orioles’ last 10 road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Gunnar Henderson has scored at least one run in each of the Orioles’ last six games at Tropicana Field.
• Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Orioles’ last five games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Zach Eflin has recorded a win in four of his five previous appearances against opponents that held a winning record.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction

I’ll probably lean toward Tampa Bay. Littell had a rough start late last month with five earned in 5.2 innings versus the Yankees during a loss. Since then however, Littell has looked pretty good with just one earned in 12.2 innings over two starts—a 2-0 run. As for Eflin, he’s got seven earned across 18.0 innings in his last three starts, going 2-0 in that time as well.

On Thursday the Rays came back from a 4-2 deficit with three seventh-inning runs. Brandon Lowe posted two runs, two RBI and a homer in a pretty well-rounded offensive effort. I like the Rays to keep it going, but we should have a fun starter matchup regardless.