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Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays: Can the Oilers sweep the series?

The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to avoid losing the fourth straight game in the series against the Baltimore Oilers on Monday at Tropicana Field.

The Orioles look really good this season

The Baltimore Orioles are second in the AL East with a 42-22 record. After splitting the series against the Toronto Blue Jays, they won the first three games against the Rays. The Orioles have a 3.21 ERA, a .217 batting average, a .286 on-base percentage, and 1.13 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Adley Rutschman leads the team with 78 hits, Gunnar Henderson is on top with 52 runs and is second in the league with 20 homeruns.

The Rays need to step up

The Tampa Bay Rays are at the bottom of the AL East with a 31-34 record. After winning three straight games, they lost the last three to the Orioles. Tampa Bay has a 4.34 ERA, a .245 batting average, a .311 on-base percentage, and 1.27 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Isaac Paredes is the best player on the team with 64 hits, 27 runs, and 10 homeruns.

Betting Trends

The Rays are 6-12 SU in the last 18 games overall and 3-10 SU in the last 13 home games. They have played over the total run line in 4 of the last 5 games overall, in 6 of the last 8 games played in June and in 7 of the last 8 games played on Monday at home. The Orioles are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games overall, 7-1 SU in the last 8 games against the Rays, 5-0 SU in the last 5 games played in Tampa, and 9-2 SU in the last 11 games on the road. Baltimore has played over the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games overall, 8 of the last 11 games played in June, and played on Monday.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Orioles won the previous three games of the series and were especially dominant in the last one, winning 9-2. At the beginning of the month, the Rays showed they could play well against the Orioles, winning two of three games of the series played in Baltimore. They will have Ryan Pepiot today, who is 4-2 for the season with a 3.96 ERA, 59 K, 52.1 IP, and 0.96 WHIP. On the other side, the Orioles will go with Corbin Burnes, who is 6-2 for the season with a 2.26 ERA, 76 K, 79.2 IP, and 1.02 WHIP. The Rays will try to avoid being swept, but the Orioles were way better in this series and will win their fourth straight with Burnes having a good game.