Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | August 13

Jorge Mateo leads the Baltimore Orioles (59-53) into a contest against the Tampa Bay Rays (58-53) after his five-hit showing in a 10-3 win over the Rays. The Rays are favorites (-180) in this game against the underdog Orioles (+153), which starts at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday. Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and Baltimore’s DL Hall will take the mound first.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Rays Stats & Trends

Rays Batting

• The Rays are 24th in MLB action with 100 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
• The Rays’ .237 batting average ranks 22nd in the majors.
• The Rays are 23rd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .306.
• The Rays strike out 8.9 times per game, the No. 24 mark in the league.
• The Rays have hit 52 home runs at home this season (0.9 per game).
• The Rays are averaging 2.7 extra-base hits per game while slugging .381 at home.
• At home this season the team averages 7.5 hits per game and is batting .234.

Rays Key Batters

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in OBP (.389) this season, fueled by 94 hits.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Diaz’s batting average ranks 41st, his on-base percentage ranks seventh, and he is 111th in slugging.
• Randy Arozarena has hit 14 homers this season while driving in 54 runs. He’s batting .256 this season.
• Among qualifiers, Arozarena ranks 71st in batting average, 103rd in on-base percentage and 72nd in slugging percentage.
• Arozarena brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• David Peralta leads Tampa Bay with 79 hits. He is batting .252 this season and 35 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
• Isaac Paredes has 14 home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .217 this season.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles’ 117 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.
• The Orioles have a team batting average of .240 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
• The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Orioles rank 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 1.1 home runs per game in their 58 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .402 in away games this season with 188 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 8.2 base hits per game and batting .238 on the road this season.

Orioles Key Batters

• Cedric Mullins has accumulated a team-high .399 slugging percentage.
• Mullins ranks 56th in batting average, 84th in on-base percentage and 99th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
• Mullins takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
• Anthony Santander’s 103 hits and .342 OBP both pace his team.
• Santander is currently 61st in batting average, 52nd in on-base percentage and 35th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Austin Hays has 25 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .263.
• Ryan Mountcastle is batting .255 with 24 doubles, 15 home runs and 25 walks.

Rays vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers