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MLB · August 23, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Final — August 23, 2026

Sunday, August 23 · 1:36 PM ET
Last 10 games
+4-1-1-8+1-5+1-4-2-1
Game by game
-2+1+1+8-1-2-2-5+2+1
3-7
Last 10
5-5
-16
Net
+1
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 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

Run lineno move
OpenOrioles +1.5 (-175)
Rays -1.5 (+145)
CloseOrioles +1.5 (-190)
Rays -1.5 (+155)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -118 / u +100)
Close8.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Moneyline
OpenRays -109 50%
Orioles -105 50%
CloseRays -103 49%
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.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 22, 2026Rays 2, Orioles 3
Orioles won


Aug 21, 2026Rays 3, Orioles 5
Orioles won


Aug 17, 2026Orioles 6, Rays 7
Rays won


Aug 16, 2026Orioles 10, Rays 2
Orioles won


Aug 15, 2026Orioles 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

Baltimore Orioles

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