Player Stats for Orioles vs Rays – May 18th, 2026

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Baltimore Orioles

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Tampa Bay Rays

+130O/U: 7.5
(-110/-110)
-150

Baltimore Orioles Insights

  • Trevor Rogers – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+105/-135)
    Trevor Rogers’s 2448-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 83rd percentile out of all starting pitchers.
    Explain: Spin rate is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.
  • Taylor Ward – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-170/+135)
    Taylor Ward has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last two weeks.
    Explain: Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.
  • The Baltimore Orioles have 4 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Blaze Alexander, Coby Mayo, Tyler O’Neill, Weston Wilson).
    Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts

Tampa Bay Rays Insights

  • Shane McClanahan – Over/Under Pitching Outs
    Compared to the average pitcher, Shane McClanahan has been given less leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing an -12.4 fewer adjusted pitches each start.
    Explain: Pitchers with a shorter leash are more likely to get pulled earlier in games and record fewer outs.
  • Jonny Deluca – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-155/+120)
    Jonny DeLuca has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.2-mph dropping to 80.7-mph in the last two weeks.
    Explain: Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.
  • Tampa Bay Rays bats collectively place 30th- in MLB for power this year when using their 4.4% Barrel%.
    Explain: Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.

Betting Trends

  • Tampa Bay Rays – Moneyline (-150)
    The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 15 of their last 18 games at home (+11.90 Units / 52% ROI)
  • Over/Under 7.5 Game Total (-110/-110)
    The Baltimore Orioles have hit the Game Total Over in 18 of their last 30 games (+5.85 Units / 17% ROI)
  • Gunnar Henderson – Over/Under 0.5 Runs (+125/-165)
    Gunnar Henderson has hit the Runs Under in 13 of his last 15 games (+10.35 Units / 53% ROI)