April 10, 2022 at 01:25 AM EDT
The Baltimore Orioles will visit the Tampa Bay Rays in the third game of their series in the American League East division matchup from Tropicana Field on Sunday Afternoon. The weather is expected to be humid with no rain.
The two-time defending AL East champions improved to 20-1 against the Orioles since the start of the 2021 after winning game 2 of the series. Reliever Josh Fleming was able to put the game away for the Rays in the win.
The 26-year-old Mejia, a backup to All-Star backstop Mike Zunino, has driven in four runs through two games with a go-ahead sacrifice fly Friday and a two-run homer and RBI single Saturday.
Right-hander Tyler Wells will be the starter for this one. Last season he averaged a 4.11 ERA. He had 65 strikeouts and a 0.91 whip.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Matt Harvey, 33, to a minor-league deal on Friday.
Jordan Lyles had an ERA of 9 and two strikeouts in the loss. Jordan Lyles allowed a major league-high 38 home runs last season while going 10-13 with a 5.15 ERA in 32 appearances with the Texas Rangers.
Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber will make his debut for the Rays after going 5-3 with a 3.83 ERA for the Yankees in 2021.
The under is 7-2-1 in Orioles last 10 vs. a team with a winning record and is 5-1 in Rays last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter and is 4-1 in Rays last 5 games as a favorite.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 41-15 in their last 56 games as a favorite and are 48-18 in their last 66 home games. The Orioles are 12-46 in their last 58 vs. American League East and are 11-45 in their last 56 games on astroturf. The Orioles are 12-42 in the last 54 meetings and are 14-38 in the last 52 meetings in Tampa Bay. The Orioles should fall here as the Rays have had their number for the last few games. I like for the Rays to pull of the sweep here at home.