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2021 MLB Handicapping
(29-62) Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays (54-38)
Date: Monday, July 19th, 2021
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Projected Pitchers: Spenser Watkins (BAL) vs. Ryan Yarbrough (TB)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Orioles +175 Rays -233
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Orioles +1.5, Rays -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8
The Orioles will be in Florida to take on the Rays for game 1 Monday at 7:10 ET.
These teams met back in June and the Rays swept them.
Spenser Watkins is going for the Orioles and Ryan Yarbrough gets the start for the Rays.
Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles have had a very bad season so far. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games.
With a record of 29-62, they sit last in the American League East. The Red Sox lead them by 26 games.
Baltimore has split the first 2 games of the series against the Royals. They won on Saturday 8-4.
Jorge Lopez went 4.2 innings and allowed 4 earned runs on Saturday.
Spenser Watkins has not been in the rotation for all that long. He is 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA. His last start came last Sunday against the White Sox where he went 4.1 innings and allowed 1 earned run. The White Sox won this game 7-5.
Pitching has been the biggest weakness of this team. They have an ERA of 5.62 which is last in baseball.
The offense has been a little better. They are scoring 4.11 runs per game which is 22nd in the MLB.
They have hit 102 home runs which is 19th best in the sport.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays are having another impressive season.
They are 2nd in the American League East with a record of 54-38. The Red Sox lead them by 1.5 games.
Through the first 2 games against the Braves, Tampa has split. They got beat 9-0 on Saturday.
Josh Fleming went 4.1 innings and allowed 7 earned runs on Saturday.
Ryan Yarbrough is 6-3 with a 4.30 ERA. His last outing was against the Blue Jays last Saturday and he went 5 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. The Rays won this game 5-2.
Even with some injuries the pitching for this team has been solid for most of the year. They have an ERA of 3.64 which is 8th in baseball.
Their offense has also been effective. They are scoring 4.86 runs per game which is 8th best in baseball.
They have hit 111 home runs which is 16th best in the game.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Orioles are 16-35 in their last 51 Monday games.
- Orioles are 20-47 in their last 67 road games.
- Orioles are 15-36 in their last 51 games vs. the American League East.
- Orioles are 16-42 in their last 58 games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rays are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Rays are 7-2 in their last 9 games overall.
- Rays are 55-16 in their last 71 home games vs. a right handed starter.
- Rays are 40-13 in their last 53 Monday games.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Prediction:
This is a matchup between 2 teams that are going in totally opposite directions. I am all over the Rays in this one.
The Rays are the better team and they have shown that when facing the Orioles so far this year. I look for that to happen again on Monday.
This has the potential to be a bullpen game depending on how long Yarbrough goes. I look for Tampa to pitch well and to hit around Watkins enough to get a win.
I like the Rays on the run line in this one.
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