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Tampa Bay Rays (Shane McClanahan) at Baltimore Orioles (Brandon Young) Prediction & Betting Pick | MLB Regular Season August 22, 2026
Both offenses walk into this matchup swinging the bat well, and the setup screams run production on both sides. Baltimore have been crushing the ball — top‑10 SLG, top‑5 ISO, and six homers in their last five games vs lefties — while Brandon Young has been leaking baserunners at a concerning rate with a .333 AVG and 1.81 WHIP across his last three outings. Tampa Bay have been just as sharp, ranking top‑10 in offense over their last seven games, barely striking out, and averaging 6.8 hits per game against the last ten right‑handers they’ve faced. McClanahan was yanked early the last time he saw this lineup, and with both bullpens grading out bottom‑five over the past week — plus the familiarity from last week’s series — this total at 8 feels short for two lineups in rhythm and two pitching staffs trending the wrong way.