Rays vs Orioles Picks and Prediction – 9/6/2024

The Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay is 69-70 following Wednesday's 9-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Tampa Bay has won two straight but the Rays are fourth in the American League East, 11 games behind first place. Tampa Bay is also six games behind the third and final AL wildcard qualifying spot. Ensure you stay updated with all the MLB action, with our MLB previews.

Yandy Diaz is batting .276 to lead Tampa Bay and has team highs in hits with 139, RBI with 61, and on-base percentage with .329. Jose Siri is the leader in home runs with 17. Tampa Bay has a team batting average of .231 and a slugging percentage of .369. On Friday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 3.49 ERA, 41 Ks, and 20 BBs.

The Baltimore Orioles dropped to 81-60 following an 8-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, snapping a three-game winning streak for the Orioles. However, Baltimore has won four of the last six and the Orioles lead the American League East by a half-game over the New York Yankees. 

Gunnar Henderson is batting .280 to lead Baltimore and is the leader in hits with 154 and on-base percentage of .367. Anthony Santander is the leader in home runs with 39 and RBI with 91. Baltimore has a team batting average of .252 and a slugging percentage of .443. Baltimore has not announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of a three-game series at home versus the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Baltimore Orioles will pick up a victory at home on Friday in the series' opening game versus Tampa Bay, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in eight of Baltimore's last 10 played during September and in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 19 versus an opponent from the American League. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz has had two consecutive solid outings, allowing two runs across 12 ⅔ innings. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.