Diamondbacks vs Orioles Picks and Prediction – 5/11/2024

Beautiful Camden Yards will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB clash between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Baltimore Orioles. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Diamondbacks (18-21) have split their previous ten games and are eight games off the pace in the NL West Division race. Last night, Arizona batters went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base during a 4-2 road loss against Baltimore. 

Twenty-six year old righty Ryne Nelson (2-2 5.23 ERA) will take the mound for the Diamondbacks in this matchup. Last time out, Nelson (5 IP) gave up eight hits and four runs during an 11-4 home victory versus San Diego.

The Baltimore Orioles have won eight of their last ten games and hold a half-game spot over New York for the top spot in the AL East Division. On Friday, Baltimore SP Cole Irvin (4-1) allowed two runs and struck out six batters across five plus innings to earn the win. SS Gunnar Henderson contributed an RBI double and scored a run for the Orioles (25-12), who improved to 13-7 at home.

Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde will give the nod to talented left-hander John Means (1-0 0.00 ERA) on Saturday. In his first start, Means fanned eight batters across seven shutout frames during a 2-1 road victory against Cincinnati.