After surging over the .500 mark, the Orioles are back below it, heading into the opener of a four-game AL East series with the Rays at Camden Yards Monday night. Newcomer Austin Voth hits the hill for the home team here against Corey Kluber for the visitors.
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MLB Betting Odds
Monday’s baseball betting lines opened Tampa Bay at around -145 over Baltimore, with an over/under of 8.5 runs. Early betting action then dropped the Rays down to -120.
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Tampa Bay just lost two of three games at Kansas City over the weekend, losing Sunday’s series rubber match 4-2. But just before that, the Rays took two of three from this Baltimore team, and just before that, they swept four games from Boston. So Tampa is 2-1 over its last three series and 7-3 over its last ten games.
At 53-43 overall, the Rays trail the first-place Yankees by 13 games in the AL East but also own the No. 2 spot in the American League wild-card standings.
Baltimore, meanwhile, just lost two of three games at home to the Yankees over the weekend, losing Sunday’s series rubber match 6-0. Just before that, the Orioles lost two of three at Tampa Bay. So Baltimore is 0-2 over its last two series and 2-4 over its last six games.
At 47-48 overall, the Orioles are 18 games back in the AL East race, but they’re also only 3.5 games behind Seattle in the battle for the third and final AL wild-card spot.
The Rays lead the season series with Baltimore seven games to five.
Monday’s Pitching Match-Up
Voth, who started this season with Washington, is 0/5 on quality starts this year, to go along with 23 appearances in relief. Most recently, nine days ago, against this Tampa team, Voth allowed one hit and no runs through 2 1/3 innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. But over his two appearances previous to that, he gave up five runs and eight hits through 9 1/3 innings, with one walk and nine K’s.
Baltimore is 4-1 this season when Voth starts, but he can’t take too much credit for that.
Over two appearances against the Rays this season, Voth allowed no runs and four hits through five total innings, with two walks and six whiffs.
Kluber is 9/18 on quality starts this year and two for his last three. Last time out, eight days ago, against this Orioles outfit, Kluber gave up four runs and eight hits through six innings of a 7-5 Tampa win. But over his two starts previous to that, both against Boston, he allowed just two runs and seven hits through 12 frames, with one walk against 12 strikeouts.
The Rays are 10-8 with Kluber this year, 3-0 his last three times out.
Over four starts already this season against Baltimore, Kluber allowed eight runs and 20 hits through 19 2/3 innings. Tampa Bay split those four games.
Splits With the Sticks
Tampa Bay is batting .235 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .304 team OBP and a .385 team slugging percentage.
Baltimore is slashing .235/.302/.394 against right-handed pitching.
The Bullpens
The Orioles bullpen owns a 3.14 ERA this season, along with a 1.20 WHIP.
The Rays pen owns a 3.46 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP.
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MLB Betting Trends
Tampa Bay is 21-25 on the road this season and 41-30 against right-handed starters.
Baltimore is 26-19 at home and 28-33 against right-handed starters.
Totals Report
- The totals are split 45-45 in Rays games this season.
- The Under is48-42 in Orioles games.
- The Under is 22-21 at Camden Yards this season.
- The totals are split 6-6 in Rays-Orioles games this season.
