Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL East Division foes will clash on Thursday afternoon, when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles wrap up their series from Camden Yards. The Rays (53-45) are five games below on the road and trail Toronto by one full game for the top spot in the AL Wild Card race. Last night, OF Randy Arozarena delivered a two-run double in the tenth inning to lift Tampa Bay to a 6-4 road victory.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash has not announced a starting pitcher for this contest. The Rays currently rank fourth in the majors with a 3.43 team ERA and have notched 33 quality starts.

The Baltimore Orioles have won 28 of their first 48 home games and are four games back in the AL Wild Card race. On Wednesday, Baltimore batters combined to go 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. SS Jorge Mateo hit his eighth home run of the season in a losing effort for the Orioles (49-49).

The Orioles will give the nod to thirty-one year old righty Jordan Lyles (6-8 4.79 ERA) on Thursday. Last time out, Lyles allowed three runs in five innings during a 6-3 home victory versus New York.