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Austin Hays sits at 98 hits this season, and will try to collect his 100th when his Baltimore Orioles (58-53) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (58-52) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET. The Orioles are the underdog (+129) in this contest against the Rays (-152). Tampa Bay’s Corey Kluber starts against Baltimore’s Austin Voth.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Orioles
- Game Day: Friday, August 12, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rays | -152 | 7.5 |
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 24th in baseball with 99 total home runs .
- The Rays have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
- The Rays rank 22nd in baseball with a .307 on-base percentage.
- The Rays’ 8.9 strikeouts per game rank 23rd in the league.
- The Rays average 0.9 homers per home game this season (51 total at home).
- The Rays are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .384 at home.
- At home this season the team averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .235.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in OBP (.390) this season, fueled by 93 hits.
- Diaz ranks 43rd in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 111th in slugging among all qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in slugging percentage (.422) thanks to 39 extra-base hits.
- Among qualified hitters, Arozarena’s batting average ranks him 73rd, his on-base percentage 99th, and his slugging percentage 77th.
- David Peralta leads Tampa Bay with 79 hits. He is batting .254 this season and 35 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
- Peralta takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .300 with three doubles, a walk and four RBI.
- Isaac Paredes has 14 home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .217 this season.
Orioles Stats & Trends
Orioles Batting
- The Orioles’ 115 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.
- The Orioles have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 22nd among MLB teams.
- The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .306 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
- The Orioles rank 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
- In 57 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 63 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They are slugging .396 in 57 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .234 with eight base hits per contest.
Orioles Key Batters
- Cedric Mullins has accumulated a slugging percentage of .391, a team-best for the Orioles.
- Including all qualifying players in the majors, Mullins ranks 61st in batting average, 88th in on-base percentage and 105th in slugging percentage.
- Mullins hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
- Anthony Santander has collected 100 hits with a .339 on-base percentage to pace his team in both.
- Santander is currently 69th in batting average, 59th in on-base percentage and 40th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
- Hays is hitting .261 with 24 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 23 walks.
- Ryan Mountcastle is hitting .259 with 24 doubles, 15 home runs and 25 walks.
Rays vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers
| Kluber | Voth | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 8 |
| 7-6 | W-L | 2-1 |
| 4.05 | ERA | 5.53 |
| 111.0 | IP | 55.1 |
| 16 | BB | 17 |
| 99 | SO | 54 |
