Orioles vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 6/16/2025

AL East Division foes will square off on Monday night, when the Baltimore Orioles invade Steinbrenner Field to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Orioles (30-40) have dropped 21 of their first 35 road games and are trapped in the division basement. On Sunday, C Gary Sanchez crushed a grand slam to power Baltimore to an 11-2 home victory versus Los Angeles. 

Thirty-one year old righty Zach Eflin (6-2 4.08 ERA) will head to the hill for the Orioles in this contest. Baltimore has won Eflin’s last three starts and he has allowed four runs over his last 19 plus innings. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have won seven of their last ten games and trail AL East Division leading New York by 3.5 games. On Sunday, Tampa Bay DH Junior Caminero hit a three-run blast and scored three times during a 9-0 road victory against the New York Mets. SP Shane Baz (6-3) fanned six batters across six plus frames to earn the win for the Rays (39-32), who improved to 16-12 at home. 

Twenty-seven year old righty Ryan Pepiot (3-6 3.31 ERA) is quietly pitching well for the Rays. Through 81 plus innings, Pepiot has struck out 73 batters and owns a solid 1.14 WHIP.

Baltimore 1B Ryan Mountcastle has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain and will be sidelined until August. Through 70 games, Baltimore ranks 18th in OPS and 25th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 16th in OPS and 11th in runs scored. Take the Orioles to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 6-4.