Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Final — August 21, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout 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 Rays visited the Orioles on Friday, August 21 at 7:16 PM ET.
The total closed at 7.5, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rays +100, Orioles -117) prices the Rays at 48% and the Orioles at 52%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Baltimore Orioles 5
Baltimore Orioles won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Baltimore Orioles -1.5): Baltimore Orioles covered.
- Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
- Baltimore Orioles closed at -117 on the moneyline (a 52% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Rays +1.5 (-190)
Rays +1.5 (-205)
Orioles -131 54%
Orioles -117 52%
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 49 times since 2023: the Rays won 19 and the Orioles 30.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Orioles 6, Rays 7 Rays won | ||
| Aug 16, 2026 | Orioles 10, Rays 2 Orioles won | ||
| Aug 15, 2026 | Orioles 4, Rays 3 Orioles won | ||
| Aug 14, 2026 | Orioles 6, Rays 5 Orioles won | ||
| May 27, 2026 | Rays 2, Orioles 11 Orioles won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles team stats
- Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 2 (Sep 25)
- Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Sep 23)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Sep 20)
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More MLB games on August 21, 2026
- Atlanta Braves 1, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Aug 21)
- St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7 (Aug 21)
- Toronto Blue Jays 1, New York Yankees 3 (Aug 21)
- San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 6 (Aug 21)
- Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 3 (Aug 21)
- New York Mets 4, Chicago White Sox 6 (Aug 21)
- Athletics 0, Houston Astros 4 (Aug 21)
- Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 5 (Aug 21)
- Los Angeles Angels 1, Texas Rangers 2 (Aug 21)
- Cleveland Guardians 9, Colorado Rockies 1 (Aug 21)
- Cincinnati Reds 0, Arizona Diamondbacks 9 (Aug 21)
- Minnesota Twins 2, San Diego Padres 6 (Aug 21)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 (Aug 21)
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