Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
Rays vs Orioles Game Information
The Tampa Bay Rays will continue a road trip Saturday night with a 7:05 PM matchup inside Oriole Park at Camden Yards for game 2 of 3 against the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay is 24 games above .500 this season, currently the top team in the American League East, but they have lost 3 of the last 4, including 2 in a row after the loss in Game 1 of this set on Friday. The Baltimore Orioles come into Saturday 5 games below .500 following the win on Friday to end a long losing streak. For other MLB News see our MLB Picks.
Rays Preview
Offensively, Tampa Bay has been strong this season, with a .261 team batting average and 579 runs on 1116 hits. Tampa Bay has a .331 OBP and a .406 team slugging percentage. Tampa Bay’s pitching has been solid with a 3.86 ERA this season, though they have allowed 20 runs across their last 3 losses. Chandler Simpson leads the Tampa Bay offense this season with a .309 batting average. Junior Caminero has a .274 batting average and leads the team with 35 home runs and 81 RBIs.
Orioles Preview
The Baltimore offense has struggled this season, posting a .235 batting average while scoring 574 runs on 1002 hits. Baltimore has a .319 OBP and a .396 team slugging percentage. Baltimore's pitching has been their biggest issue, with a 4.23 team ERA. Pete Alonso does everything for the Baltimore offense this season, leading the team with a .269 batting average, 29 home runs, and 82 RBIs.
Rays vs Orioles Pitching Matchup
Shane McClanahan will be on the mound Saturday for the Rays. McClanahan is 9-6 this year with a 3.25 ERA across 102.1 innings. Brandon Young will counter for Baltimore. Young is 9-3 this year with a 3.52 ERA in 117.2 innings.
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Rays vs Orioles Pick
Both teams have gone in different directions this season, and that will continue Saturday. Tampa Bay is in a Pennant race and must string together wins to stretch their lead within the division. The Rays have the edge on both sides of the dish and will use those strengths to get the road win in Baltimore.
- Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -131
- Secondary: Under 8
- Lean: Chandler Simpson Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win 4-1.
Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday.
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