With 24 wins in their last 33 games, the Baltimore Orioles enter their final 50 regular season games occupying an AL wild-card spot.
Raise your hand if you saw that coming when they were nine games under .500 in early July. If you have your hand up right now, you're either affiliated with the Orioles in some way or a very, very bad liar.
As unlikely as it is, here they are, and their latest impressive win came last night as they routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-3 to open their weekend series at Tropicana Field.
Can Baltimore turn that impressive win into a series win? To pick up their ninth win in 11 games, they will have to solve AL Cy Young Award hopeful Shane McClanahan, which they have yet to do very much.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays Matchup Information and Betting Odds
- Matchup: Baltimore Orioles (59-53, 26-32 away, 3rd in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (58-53, 33-22 home, 4th in the AL East)
- Venue & Location: Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- Game Time: 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time
- Orioles vs. Rays TV Info: MLB Network
- Baltimore Orioles: DL Hall (MLB debut)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Shane McClanahan (2022: 21 starts, 10-5, 2.24 ERA)