Orioles vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 6, 2024

Anthony Santander is on the brink of 40 homers on the season for the Baltimore Orioles (81-60) as they get set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (69-71) Friday. The Orioles enter the matchup as -130 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 7:05 p.m. ET, live on MASN. Baltimore’s Dean Kremer and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-130)
• Underdog: Rays (+110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Orioles vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been favorites in 106 games this season and have come away with the win 63 times (59.4%) in those contests.
• Baltimore has a record of 50-34 when favored by -130 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 56.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Rays have compiled a 32-39 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.1% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has a record of 13-23 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (36.1%).
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.6% in this game.

Orioles vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a .280 batting average. He’s also hit 35 homers and has 84 RBI.
• Including all batters in MLB, Henderson is sixth in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Santander leads Baltimore in home runs with 39 and runs batted in with 91.
• Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with 62 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .278.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Diaz is 134th in homers and 70th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to pace his team.

Orioles vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
• The Orioles have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.93) in the majors this season.
• Orioles pitchers have a 1.238 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Tampa Bay has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.232).