Orioles vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 6/17/2025

The Baltimore Orioles play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore improved to 30-40 following its 11-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam for the Orioles, and Baltimore swept Los Angeles in its three-game series. Baltimore is last in the American League East, 12 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Ryan O'Hearn is batting .310 with a .391 on-base percentage to lead Baltimore in both categories. Cedric Mullins is the leader in home runs with 11 and in RBI with 34, while Gunnar Henderson leads in hits with 69. Baltimore is batting .241 with a .398 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Orioles will send Dean Kremer to the mound. The right-hander is 5-7 with a 4.99 ERA, 61 Ks, and 21 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays improved to 39-32 following Sunday’s 9-0 victory over the New York Mets. Danny Johnson had a two-run homer for Tampa Bay, which capped a sixth inning in which the Rays scored six runs. Tampa Bay swept New York in a three-game series over the weekend. Tampa Bay is second in the American League East, 3 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .319 with an on-base percentage of .411 to lead Tampa Bay in both categories. Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 17 and in RBI with 45, while Yandy Diaz is the leader in hits with 70. Tampa Bay is batting .248 with a .393 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Rays will send Zack Littell to the mound. The right answer is 6-6 with a 3.84 ERA, 58 Ks, and 11 BBs.

Tampa Bay will win at home on Tuesday when hosting Baltimore, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Tampa Bay's last six. Both starting pitchers have performed below par of late. Baltimore starter Dean Kremer has struggled in each of the last two outings, allowing nine runs on 13 hits across 12.1 innings. Tampa Bay starter Zack Littell struggled last time out, allowing four runs on eight hits across six innings. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win but our best play is OVER 8-6.