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Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — August 17, 2026

Monday, August 17 · 6:05 PM ET
Last 10 games
-3-1-4+5-4+3-2+1+1+8
Game by game
+4+1+1+3+4+8+4-1-1-8
5-5
Last 10
7-3
+4
Net
+15
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
868 mi1,396 km
Travel to the game
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Orioles visited the Rays on Monday, August 17 at 6:05 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Orioles +140, Rays -163) prices the Orioles at 40% and the Rays at 60%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7

Tampa Bay Rays won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Baltimore Orioles covered.
  • Combined score 13 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
  • Tampa Bay Rays closed at -163 on the moneyline (a 60% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRays -1.5 (+140)
Orioles +1.5 (-165)
CloseRays -1.5 (+136)
Orioles +1.5 (-164)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Close7.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenOrioles +135 41%
Rays -159 59%
CloseOrioles +140 40%
Rays -163 60%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 48 times since 2023: the Orioles won 30 and the Rays 18.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 16, 2026Orioles 10, Rays 2
Orioles won


Aug 15, 2026Orioles 4, Rays 3
Orioles won


Aug 14, 2026Orioles 6, Rays 5
Orioles won


May 27, 2026Rays 2, Orioles 11
Orioles won


May 26, 2026Rays 1, Orioles 6
Orioles won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Baltimore Orioles

Tampa Bay Rays

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