Baltimore Orioles at Cincinnati Reds 7/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/29/2022 at 10:25 PM ET

The Baltimore Orioles play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. Baltimore is 50-49 following its 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Baltimore won three out of four games over Tampa Bay in their series this week. The Orioles are fourth in the American League East, 16 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Designated hitter Trey Mancini is batting .271 to lead Baltimore and has a team-high .346 on-base percentage. Right fielder Anthony Santander is the leader in home runs with 17 and RBIs with 52. Center fielder Cedric Mullins is the leader in hits with 100. Baltimore has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Saturday's second game of a three-game series at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati dropped to 38-60 following its 7-6 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Cincinnati had 11 hits in the loss but left seven runners on base. Tyler Naquin hit a home run in the sixth inning for Cincinnati, and following the game was traded to the New York Mets. Cincinnati is last in the National League Central, 16 ½ games behind first place Milwaukee.

Third baseman Brandon Drury is batting .271 with 19 home runs, 57 RBIs, 91 hits and an on-base percentage of .332 to lead Cincinnati in each of those categories. Tommy Pham is second in home runs with 11. On Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander is 4-7 with a 4.48 ERA, 107 Ks and 39 BBs.

Baltimore has played very well over the last month, winning 15 of the last 20. The Orioles have won four out of the last six on the road and when playing head-to-head against Cincinnati, have won six of the last seven. Cincinnati starting pitcher Tyler Mahle has been hit hard in each of the last four starts allowing a combined seven earned runs on 23 hits across 23 ⅔ innings. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 6-3.

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