Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 7/20/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB: 6:40 PM EST
Jul. 20, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Tampa Bay -165 ; O/U 8.5
The Baltimore Orioles take a road trip Thursday night down south for game one of four in Tampa Bay against the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore comes into Thursday 20 games above .500 despite consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kyle Gibson will take the mound Thursday night for Baltimore making his 21st start of the year this season. Gibson is three games above .500 overall with a 4.77 ERA having given up 61 runs on 117 hits in 115 innings of action.
Offensively the Orioles have been extremely successful this season with a .254 overall team average to go along with 807 hits and 113 long balls. Anthony Santander leads the Baltimore offense this season with seventeen home runs and 54 RBIs. Austin Hays leads the team with a .308 batting average to go along with a .348 on base percentage.
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The Tampa Bay Rays return home Thursday night as the best team in the American League despite a recent three-game losing streak. Tyler Glasnow (3-3 3.78 ERA) will take the mound Thursday night for Tampa Bay. Glasnow has been up and down thus far this season after allowing 21 runs on 41 hits across 47.2 innings of work. Glasnow has been below average across his last five outings with just two wins after giving up 13 total runs on 25 hits across 26.2 innings of action.
Yandy Diaz has been the most consistent bat in the Tampa Bay lineup this season leading the team with a .318 batting average, while Wander Franco leads the team with 98 hits. Jose Siri has supplied the power for Tampa Bay leading the team with 18 home runs despite playing in just 59 games. Randy Arozarena is the muscle in the Tampa Bay lineup with 93 hits and 61 RBI 's on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games.
Baltimore are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
Tampa Bay are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games.
Tampa Bay are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the American League.
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay -165
The Rays have struggled a bit over the last few weeks but will have the home field and pitching edge on Thursday. Look for the Rays to come out strong against a divisional opponent to get the win. Take Tampa Bay Thursday at home over the Orioles. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 8-4.