Orioles vs. Rays: Betting Preview for August 9
Published 5:24 am Friday, August 9, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays (58-56) will go head to head against the Baltimore Orioles (68-48) at Tropicana Field on Friday, August 9 at 6:50 PM ET. Currently stuck at 29 steals, Jose Caballero will be looking to pilfer his 30th stolen base of the year.
The Orioles (-135), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Rays (+110) This game’s total is 7.5. You can get -115 odds on the over and -105 odds on the under.
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Orioles vs. Rays Game Info
- Date: Friday, August 9, 2024
- Time: 6:50 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Venue: Tropicana Field
- TV Channel: BSSUN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -135
- Moneyline Underdog: Rays +110
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Zach Eflin gets the start for the Orioles, his 22nd of the season. He is 7-7 with a 4.05 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, the right-hander tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- Eflin is trying to secure his third straight quality start in this game.
- Eflin is aiming for his 11th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 innings per appearance on the hill.
- In three of his 21 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Baltimore Orioles have hit a league-leading 179 home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
- Baltimore leads MLB with a .452 slugging percentage this season, collecting 407 extra-base hits.
- The Orioles have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.254).
- Baltimore is the third-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 5.1 runs per game (591 total).
- The Orioles’ .319 on-base percentage ranks 11th in baseball.
- The Orioles strike out 8.2 times per game, the No. 11 average in MLB.
- Baltimore’s 3.92 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
- Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in baseball (1.234).
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