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Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles: A AL East matchup

The Tampa Bay Rays are visiting the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday.

The Rays are just under .500

The Tampa Bay Rays are fourth in the AL East with a 69-72 record and 32-34 on the road. The Rays have lost four of the last six games. Tampa Bay has a 3.96 ERA, a .238 batting average, a .304 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Yandy Diaz leads the team with 141 and 49 runs, while Jose Siri leads with 17 home runs.

Can the O’s stay on top of the division?

The Baltimore Orioles are on top of the AL East with an 82-60 record and 40-29 on the road which puts them 0.5 games ahead of the New York Yankees. The Orioles have won 4 of their last 5 games including the opener against the Rays. The Orioles have a 3.93 ERA, a .236 batting average, a .303 on-base percentage, and 1.24 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Gunnar Henderson leads the team with 156 hits, 108 runs while Anthony Santander is on top with 39 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Orioles are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 5-2 SU in their last 7 home games and 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against the Rays. Baltimore has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games against teams from the AL East and in 9 of their last 12 games played in September. The Rays are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games overall and 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL East. Tampa Bay has played under the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games on the road and 15 of their last 20 games against teams from the AL.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Baltimore Orioles have a promising season and are in a race for the top seed in the AL East with the New York Yankees. The O’s had a great start of the series against the Rays, winning 2-0 last night. They will try to stay on top of the division with Zach Eflin on the mound, who is 10-7 for the season with a 3.60 ERA, 121 K, 142.1 IP, and 1.12 WHIP. The Rays will go with Ryan Pepiot, who is 7-6 for the season with a 3.76 ERA, 114 K, 107.2 IP, and 1.12 WHIP. The Orioles are very confident at home, and given the stakes of this game, this will win another one easily.