The Orioles return home tonight after their 4-4 road trip to face the third-place team in the AL East. The Rays are two games behind the Blue Jays for second place and just got swept by the first-place Yankees. They’re just 1-5 over their last two series.
This could mean the Rays are primed to be beaten, or it could mean they are ready for a bounce back. Like you, I am hoping for the former. But when you take a look at the pitching matchups, you might not feel very hopeful for that outcome.
When we last saw the Rays, they were getting beaten two out of three by the Orioles in Baltimore from May 20-22.