TAMPA, FLORIDA – JUNE 17: Taylor Walls #6 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 17, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The Baltimore Orioles will continue their series against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight. The teams split the first two contests of this series, setting this game up to be a deciding factor in the set between AL East rivals.
Things have gone off the rails for the Orioles this season, largely because of their lack of depth in their starting pitching rotation. That lack of depth will take another toll tonight, as Trevor Rogers will be forced to make his second start of the season. The first appearance went surprisingly well, as the veteran lefty managed to toss six innings of shutout ball against the Boston Red Sox. Next up is a Rays team that was temporarily cooled in game two of this series, but has been quite hot through its last five games.
The Rays are also towards the bottom of the rotation, which means it is time for another Taj Bradley start. Bradley started off the season exceptionally poorly, getting rocked by the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees in the early going. He recovered briefly, but the righty's recent stretch of starts has been abysmal. The Miami Marlins put seven runs on him over four innings, while the New York Mets managed five in the same time frame. The Orioles are not all that scary, but just about every lineup in the MLB should look terrifying to Bradley.
Spread
- Orioles -1.5 (+157)
- Rays +1.5 (-200)
Moneyline
- Orioles +105
- Rays -113
Totals
- Over 9 (-111)
- Under 9 (-106)
The above data was collected on June 18, 2025, and may have changed since writing.
Orioles vs Rays Betting Trends
- The Orioles are 30-42 ATS this season.
- The Orioles are 8-10 ATS when playing American League opponents.
- The over is 10-8 when Baltimore plays a divisional opponent.
- The Rays are 37-37 ATS this season.
- The Rays are 18-28 ATS when playing at home this season.
- The under is 43-28-3 in Tampa Bay's games so far.
Orioles vs Rays Injury Reports
Baltimore Orioles
- Tyler O'Neill, DH - Out.
- Jorge Mateo, UTIL - Out.
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ha-Seong Kim, SS - Out.
- Richie Palacios, OF - Out.
Orioles vs Rays Predictions and Picks
Oliver Zivic of PickDawgz writes, "The Orioles won six of the previous ten H2H encounters, but the Rays were better in the last three. It's going to be a tighter duel than it was in Game 1, but I am going with the Rays because they are in better form. Dean Kremer allowed nine runs in his previous two starts, even though he posted an excellent 2.72 ERA in May. I don't trust him, and I think the Rays will score 3+ runs off him in the first five innings. Zack Littell surrendered nine runs in his last four starts, which is not bad, and I am backing him to keep the Orioles below three runs in the opening five innings. Tampa won seven of its last eight home games, and I am going with the Rays to add another one on Tuesday."
