Rays at Orioles 8/2/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Beautiful Camden Yards will play host to a Sunday afternoon AL East battle between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles. Last night, Tampa Bay tied the game with three runs in the eighth inning before falling by a 5-4 final score in 11 innings. 3B Yandy Diaz had two hits and scored a run for the Rays, who fell to 4-5 on the year.

Twenty-six year old righty Ronny Chirinos (0-0 0.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Rays in this matchup. Last time out, Chirinos struck out four batters and allowed four hits during a 5-2 home victory versus Atlanta.

The Baltimore Orioles have won four of their first seven games and appear to be much improved under second year skipper Brandon Hyde. On Saturday, IF Pat Valaika delivered the game-winning hit with two outs and two strikes. Renato Nunez connected on his first round-tripper of the season and scored twice for the Orioles on the night.

Journeyman left-hander Tommy Millone (0-1 12.00 ERA) will get the nod for the Orioles on Sunday. In his first start, Millone walked three batters and gave up four runs in four innings of a 13-2 loss at Boston.