Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 8/1/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays will play the second game of a three-game series on the road against American League East rival the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay fell to 4-3 following its 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. The loss was Tampa Bay’s second straight after the Rays hadn won four consecutive games. Tampa Bay is in second place in the AL East one game behind first place New York.

Willy Adames is leading Tampa Bay in hitting with a batting average of .333. Hunter Renfroe is leading the Rays in home runs with two and in RBIs with six, while Brandon Lowe is the hits leader with eight. On Saturday, the Rays will send Tyler Glasnow to the mound. The right-hander 0-0 with an ERA of 2.25, 9 Ks and 2 BBs.

Baltimore saw its record fall to 2-3 following an 8-6 loss on Thursday to the New York Yankees. The loss was Baltimore's second straight. Pedro Severino hit a two-run homer for the Orioles in the 8th that put Baltimore ahead, but the Orioles bullpen could not hold off the Yankees. Baltimore slugger Chris Davis did not play for the second consecutive game.

Jose Iglesias is leading Baltimore in hitting with a batting average of .500 and in hits with eight. Rio Ruiz is leading Baltimore in home runs with three and RBIs with five. On Saturday, the Orioles will send Wade LeBlanc to the mound. The left-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 6.35, 4 Ks and 0 BBs.