Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles | August 22, 2026

Scheduled August 22, 2026 • MLB Ballpark

Tampa Bay Rays

Baltimore Orioles

MLB PREVIEW • August 22, 2026 Featured Matchup

MLB Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays travels to play Baltimore Orioles at MLB Ballpark.

Tampa Bay Rays

Visiting Side

Baltimore Orioles

Home Side

Team Matchup Analysis Tale of the Tape

Circled Game Matchup Projection

92%

Tampa Bay Rays

Baltimore Orioles

Projected Score TAM 5 - BAL 4

Data Confidence High

Data Used 5 of 6 categories

Tampa Bay Rays has a stronger overall season performance.
Tampa Bay Rays has a better road record than Baltimore Orioles's home record.
Tampa Bay Rays boasts a more productive batting lineup.

Tampa Bay Rays

STAT

Baltimore Orioles

60.5% Win % 48.8%

75-49 Overall Record 61-64

42-21 Home Record 32-30

33-28 Away Record 29-34

4.56 Runs / G 4.55

.261 Team BA .238

.740 Team OPS .720

3.78 Team ERA 4.24

1.15 WHIP 1.35

4171 AB (At Bats) 4159

566 R (Runs) 569

1090 H (Hits) 988

178 2B (Doubles) 182

20 3B (Triples) 18

132 HR (Home Runs) 151

539 RBI (Runs Batted In) 550

1704 TB (Total Bases) 1659

408 BB (Walks) 481

883 SO (Strikeouts) 1150

126 SB (Stolen Bases) 66

.261 AVG .238

.331 OBP .321

.409 SLG .399

.740 OPS .720

575.6 RC (Runs Created) 541.5

.087 BB/PA .102

0.46 BB/K 0.42

3.78 P/PA 4.00

330 XBH (Extra Base Hits) 351

4696 PA (Plate Appearances) 4735

31.6 AB/HR 27.5

3.78 ERA 4.24

1.15 WHIP 1.35

1107.0 IP (Innings) 1110.2

960 H (Hits Allowed) 1084

465 ER (Earned Runs) 523

156 HR (HR Allowed) 133

318 BB (Walks Allowed) 418

1015 K (Strikeouts) 988

8.3 K/9 (K Per 9) 8.0

75 W (Wins) 61

49 L (Losses) 64

49 SV (Saves) 33

0.983 FP (Fielding %) 0.982

73 E (Errors) 81

178 DP (Double Plays) 182

4368 TC (Total Chances) 4488

3321 PO (Putouts) 3332

974 A (Assists) 1075

34.9 RF (Range Factor) 35.7

Situational Context Environment

Venue Advantage Host Baltimore Orioles plays on familiar turf at MLB Ballpark.

Conditions Conditions: Dome/Indoor

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Why Tampa Bay Rays Could Win

Tampa Bay Rays brings a Team ERA of 3.78 and Batting Average of .261 into the matchup.

Why Baltimore Orioles Could Win

Baltimore Orioles counters with a Team ERA of 4.24 and Batting Average of .238.

Deciding Factor

The deciding factor will be if Tampa Bay Rays's superior pitching can dominate the matchup.

Game Details

MLB Ballpark

Dome/Indoor

Attendance

N/A

Closing Odds

Line: NL | O/U: TBD

Pitching & Leaders

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