Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 6/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 06/16/2022 at 11:59 PM ET

AL East Division foes will clash on Friday night, when the Tampa Bay Rays invade Camden Yards to face the Baltimore Orioles. The Rays (35-28) are a game below .500 on the road and have fallen 12 games off the pace in the division race. Last night, Tampa Bay was limited to three hits and struck out nine times during a 2-1 road loss against New York.

Twenty-two year old righty Shane Baz (0-1 19.29 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Rays. Last time out, Baz surrendered five runs and recorded just seven outs during a 6-5 road loss against Minnesota.

The Baltimore Orioles have split their first 30 home games and are trying to climb out of last place. On Thursday, Baltimore exploded for six runs during the third inning of a 10-2 road triumph against Toronto. Leadoff hitter Cedric Mullins collected three hits and scored a pair of runs for the Orioles (28-37).

The Orioles will give the nod to twenty-six year old righty Dean Kremer (1-1 3.86 ERA) in the series opener. In his last start, Kremer allowed two runs (1 ER) in five innings during a 10-7 road victory against Kansas City.

Baltimore OF Trey Mancini was hit on the hand by a pitch and is listed as day-to-day. Through 63 games, Tampa Bay ranks 26th in OPS and 24th in runs scored. For the season, Baltimore ranks 24th in OPS and 23rd in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 7-5.

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