Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles | August 21, 2026

Scheduled August 21, 2026 • MLB Ballpark

Tampa Bay Rays

Baltimore Orioles

MLB PREVIEW • August 21, 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

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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

61.7% Win % 47.9%

74-46 Overall Record 58-63

41-18 Home Record 32-30

33-28 Away Record 26-33

4.58 Runs / G 4.49

.261 Team BA .235

.739 Team OPS .715

3.70 Team ERA 4.24

1.14 WHIP 1.35

4026 AB (At Bats) 4010

549 R (Runs) 543

1049 H (Hits) 944

173 2B (Doubles) 175

19 3B (Triples) 18

128 HR (Home Runs) 143

523 RBI (Runs Batted In) 524

1644 TB (Total Bases) 1584

393 BB (Walks) 468

854 SO (Strikeouts) 1112

121 SB (Stolen Bases) 65

.261 AVG .235

.331 OBP .320

.408 SLG .395

.739 OPS .715

553.5 RC (Runs Created) 515.3

.087 BB/PA .102

0.46 BB/K 0.42

3.78 P/PA 3.99

320 XBH (Extra Base Hits) 336

4535 PA (Plate Appearances) 4569

31.5 AB/HR 28.0

3.70 ERA 4.24

1.14 WHIP 1.35

1070.0 IP (Innings) 1074.2

916 H (Hits Allowed) 1043

440 ER (Earned Runs) 506

148 HR (HR Allowed) 129

305 BB (Walks Allowed) 403

977 K (Strikeouts) 959

8.2 K/9 (K Per 9) 8.0

74 W (Wins) 58

46 L (Losses) 63

48 SV (Saves) 31

0.983 FP (Fielding %) 0.982

72 E (Errors) 79

173 DP (Double Plays) 175

4223 TC (Total Chances) 4342

3210 PO (Putouts) 3224

941 A (Assists) 1039

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 3.70 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 .235.

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

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Closing Odds

Line: NL | O/U: TBD

Pitching & Leaders

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Tampa Bay Rays (49.4%) Baltimore Orioles (50.6%)

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