Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 7/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Tropicana Field will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Orioles (46-45) have won nine of their last ten games and are close to climbing out of the AL East Division cellar. On Saturday, 1B Ryan Mountcastle delivered a two-run single in the 11th inning to lift Baltimore to a 6-4 road victory.

Thirty-one year old righty Jordan Lyles (6-7 4.37 ERA) will head to the hill for the Orioles in this contest. Baltimore has won Lyles’ last two starts and he has allowed three runs over his last 13 innings.

The Tampa Bay Rays have been decimated by injuries and trail first place New York by 13 full games. During yesterday’s home loss, Tampa Bay went 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. OF Randy Arozarena hit his 11th home run of the season in a losing effort for the Rays, who fell to 50-41 overall.

Thirty-six year old righty Corey Kluber (5-5 3.58 ERA) will take the ball for the Rays in the series finale. Last time out, Kluber gave up two runs in six innings during a 3-2 home victory versus Boston.