Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies 8/11/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/11/2020 at 11:26 AM ET

In Tuesday night MLB action, the Baltimore Orioles will invade Citizens Bank Park to take on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Orioles (7-7) took two games in Washington over the weekend and trail the Yankees by two games for first place in the AL East. On Sunday, Baltimore was leading Washington 5-2 in the sixth inning of a game that was suspended due to rain and will be completed on Friday.

Thirty-two year old righty Alex Cobb (1-1 2.51 ERA) will head to the hill for the Orioles in this contest. Through 14 plus innings, Cobb has allowed just ten hits and struck out 15 batters.

The Philadelphia Phillies have lost six of their first 11 games and have one of the most powerful lineups in baseball. On Monday, Philadelphia slugged four home runs en route to an easy 13-8 home victory versus Atlanta. SP Aaron Nola (1-1) gave up one run and struck out ten batters in eight innings to earn the win for the Phillies.

Hard-throwing righty Zack Wheeler (2-0 2.08 ERA) will make his third start as a member of the Phillies. Wheeler, who played last season for the Mets, has allowed one home run and posted a 1.15 WHIP across 13 frames with his new club.

Baltimore OF Trey Mancini (cancer) is feeling well and hopes to return for the 2021 baseball season. Through 15 games, Baltimore ranks 3rd in OPS and 12th in runs scored. Philadelphia counters with an offense that ranks 11th in OPS and 26th in runs scored. Take the Orioles as a nicely priced underdog. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 5-4.

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