{"id":721,"date":"2024-09-08T05:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:36:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-08T05:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:36:26","slug":"matchup-preview-tampa-bay-rays-at-baltimore-orioles-september-08-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/08\/matchup-preview-tampa-bay-rays-at-baltimore-orioles-september-08-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles &#8211; September 08, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8, 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays will visit the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The first pitch is scheduled for 12:05 PM under clear skies. Pitching for the Rays will be Zack Littell, who holds a 4.040 ERA. His counterpart from the Orioles, Corbin Burnes, will come in with a solid 3.189 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Within the 2024 AL East standings, Tampa Bay sits 10th with a 70-72 record, reflecting a 0.49 winning percentage and a fourth-place divisional standing with an 18-24 record. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games and are coming off a single win streak. Their home and away splits are nearly balanced, with a 37-38 record at home and 33-34 on the road, highlighting a better performance in night games compared to day games.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Orioles rank 2nd in the AL East at 82-61, achieving a 0.57 winning percentage. They have a strong divisional record of 29-16 and are currently second in the division. Despite a recent loss, Baltimore maintains a solid performance both at home (42-32) and on the road (40-29) with a penchant for night games.<\/p>\n<p>Betting Odds Analysis: The game&#8217;s point spread is set at -1.5, with an over\/under of 7.5 runs. For those looking to bet on the money line, the Orioles are favored with -201 odds, reflecting their stronger standing and current form, while the underdog Rays are listed at +168. These odds suggest a tight contest with the Orioles having a slight edge at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8, 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays will visit the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The first pitch is scheduled for 12:05 PM un<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}