Orioles vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 6/18/2025

The Baltimore Orioles play the third game of a four-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore dropped to 30-41 following its 7-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Monday in the opening game of the series, snapping a three-game winning streak by the Orioles. 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 .306 with a .386 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 70. Baltimore is batting .240 with a .396 slugging percentage. Baltimore has not announced its starting pitcher for the final game of this series on the road versus Tampa Bay.

The Tampa Bay Rays improved to 40-32 following Monday’s 6-run victory over Baltimore. Ryan Pepiot had 11 strikeouts on the mound for Tampa Bay. Jack Mangum had three hits and three RBIs to help lead the Rays to the win. The Rays have won four straight and six of the last eight. Tampa Bay is second in the American League East, 2 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees. 

Jonathan Aranda is batting .324 with an on-base percentage of .416 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 71. Tampa Bay is batting .251 with a .397 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Tampa Bay will send Taj Bradley to the mound. The right-hander is 4-5 with a 4.35 ERA, 71 Ks, and 33 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays will win at home on Wednesday when hosting the Baltimore Orioles, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 12 of Baltimore's last 16 and in four of the Orioles' last five versus Tampa Bay, including the opening game of this series on Monday. Tampa Bay starter Taj Bradley is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed no runs on four hits across four innings. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win, but our best play is UNDER 4-2.