Rays vs. Orioles Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/19/2022

The Tampa Bay Rays (36-29) and Francisco Mejia (four hits last time out) are favored (-141) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Baltimore Orioles (29-38) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. Corey Kluber starts for Tampa Bay while Jordan Lyles is Baltimore’s starter for the contest.

Rays vs. Orioles Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Orioles

Our computer pick: Baltimore Orioles (+121) and Over (8.5)

Rays vs. Orioles Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Corey Kluber
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Jordan Lyles
• Game Day: Sunday, June 19, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Corey Kluber

• Kluber (3-3) takes the mound for the Rays in his 13th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.50 ERA in 61 2/3 innings pitched, with 54 strikeouts.
• The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing no earned runs while giving up four hits.
• In 12 games this season, the 36-year-old has amassed a 3.50 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .250 to opposing batters.
• Kluber is looking to record his seventh quality start of the season in this game.
• Kluber is seeking his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.0 innings per appearance on the mound.
• He meets an Orioles offense that ranks 21st in the league with 276 runs while batting .231 as a squad. It has a collective .378 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 67 home runs (15th in MLB).
• In 7 2/3 innings over two appearances against the Orioles this season, Kluber has a 2.35 ERA and a 1.826 WHIP while his opponents are batting .267.

Orioles Starter Jordan Lyles

• The Orioles will send Lyles (4-5) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
• The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.
• The 31-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 5.23, a 2.583 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.521.
• He has four quality starts in 13 chances this season.
• Lyles has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rays are batting .232 this season, 25th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .372 (26th in the league) with 60 home runs.
• This season, the right-hander has pitched against the Rays in one game, and they have gone 7-for-19 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBI over five innings.
• Among qualified pitchers this year, the 31-year-old’s 5.23 ERA ranks 59th, 1.521 WHIP ranks 61st, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 43rd.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have entered the game as favorites 48 times this season and won 30, or 62.5%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 18-11 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -141 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 58.5% chance to win.
• Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 29 of 65 chances this season.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 30-35-0 in 65 games with a spread this season.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as underdogs in 63 games this year and have walked away with the win 26 times (41.3%) in those games.
• Baltimore has a win-loss record of 19-27 when favored by +121 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 45.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Baltimore have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 32 of 68 chances this season.
• The Orioles have posted a record of 42-26-0 against the spread this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Randy Arozarena has a team-best seven home runs.
• Among all batters in the majors, Arozarena’s home run total ranks him 87th, and his RBI tally puts him 64th.
• Yandy Diaz has a club-leading .279 batting average.
• Including all major league hitters, Diaz ranks 224th in home runs and 244th in RBI.
• Diaz heads into this game looking for his sixth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with three doubles and a walk.
• Manuel Margot is batting .310 with 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 16 walks.
• Margot is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with three doubles, a walk and three RBI.
• Ji-Man Choi has put up 34 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Choi has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .375 with a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Austin Hays has driven in a team-best 37 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Hays ranks 51st in home runs and 27th in RBI.
• Cedric Mullins is batting .249 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 18 walks.
• Mullins is currently 108th in home runs and 115th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Anthony Santander has six doubles, 11 home runs and 28 walks while batting .239.
• Ryan Mountcastle has hit a team-high 12 home runs.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Orioles

After taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Orioles on the moneyline at +121. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.