Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Final — August 23, 2026
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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 Sunday, August 23 at 1:36 PM ET.
The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rays -103, Orioles -111) prices the Rays at 49% and the Orioles at 51%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Tampa Bay Rays won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Baltimore Orioles +1.5): Tampa Bay Rays covered.
- Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
- Tampa Bay Rays closed at -103 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Rays -1.5 (+145)
Rays -1.5 (+155)
Orioles -105 50%
Orioles -111 51%
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 51 times since 2023: the Rays won 19 and the Orioles 32.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Rays 2, Orioles 3 Orioles won | ||
| Aug 21, 2026 | Rays 3, Orioles 5 Orioles won | ||
| 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 |
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 23, 2026
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6 (Aug 23)
- Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 8 (Aug 23)
- Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 6 (Aug 23)
- New York Mets 1, Chicago White Sox 2 (Aug 23)
- Athletics 7, Houston Astros 6 (Aug 23)
- Los Angeles Angels 3, Texas Rangers 5 (Aug 23)
- Cleveland Guardians 7, Colorado Rockies 2 (Aug 23)
- San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 5 (Aug 23)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Aug 23)
- Minnesota Twins 1, San Diego Padres 8 (Aug 23)
- Chicago Cubs 19, Seattle Mariners 2 (Aug 23)
- Cincinnati Reds 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 (Aug 23)
- Atlanta Braves 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Aug 23)
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