Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction: Rays won’t lose to Orioles for 3rd straight time

Baltimore won both games of their division series against Tampa Bay. Will the Rays be able to get revenge in Game 3? Let's pick a few options to bet on at once.

Baltimore keeping the chase

Things are tight in the American League wild-card zone, and the Orioles are in that fight. Having beaten Tampa Bay twice in a row, Brandon Hyde's team has surpassed 50 percent of wins and is now just three wins behind the wild-card zone. It looks like Baltimore will have to retain their stars this season after all, including Trey Mancini, who is actively sought after by the contenders.

Tyler Wells, 7-6 and a 3.69 ERA in 19 starts this season, is the starting pitcher for Baltimore for Game 3 of the series with the Rays.

Tampa Bay lost important games

The Rays have another competitor in the powerful American League East Division this season. And that's Baltimore. So two straight losses to the Orioles, among other things, have made it difficult for Kevin Cash's team to fight for the wild card. If Tampa Bay loses again, it would allow Baltimore to come as close as two wins to them.

Drew Rasmussen, 6-3 and a 3.13 ERA in 16 games in this league, will help the Rays avoid a third straight loss on the pitcher's mound in the upcoming game.

Head-to-head encounters

The score in the season series is 7-7.

Expert Betting Tips

In the previous game, Tampa Bay led 3-2, but conceded 3 runs in the 8th inning and lost 3-5. The Rays probably won't allow such negligence again, so they'll take the upcoming meeting and not let the Orioles get any closer in the AL East standings. Especially with the great Drew Rasmussen on the mound.

Prediction: Tampa Bay will win.

Betting options:

• W2 for 1.816;
• H2 (-1.5) for 2.232;
• W2+TU (7.5) for 4.00.

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