Tampa Bay Rays
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Baltimore Orioles
-130O/U: 8
(-110/-110)+110
(-110/-110)+110
Tampa Bay Rays Insights
- Tampa Bay Rays – Moneyline (-130)Out of all the teams playing today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Tampa Bay Rays.Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing (or, in this case, allowing) hits and runs.
- Liam Hicks – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+160/-210)Liam Hicks has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.9-mph dropping to 80.2-mph in the past 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.
- Yandy Diaz – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+105/-135)Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.Explain: This player’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.
Baltimore Orioles Insights
- Brandon Young – Over/Under 17.5 Pitching Outs (-115/-115)Tallying 91.6 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Brandon Young falls in the 77th percentile.Explain: Pitchers who average more pitches per game are more likely to go deeper into games and record more outs.
- According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Baltimore Orioles with a 27.2% underlying K%.Explain: THE BAT X analyzes each player in today’s specific lineup to figure out which teams have the most inherent strikeout potential for the opposing pitcher.