Royals vs Orioles Picks and Prediction – 5/2/2025

Beautiful Camden Yards will be the scene for a Friday night MLB battle between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Royals (17-15) have won nine of their last ten games and are just 2.5 games out of first place in the AL Central Division. On Thursday, All-Star SS Bobby Witt Jr. homered and drove in three runs to lead Kansas City to an 8-2 road triumph against Tampa Bay. 

Thirty-three year old righty Michael Wacha (1-3 3.38 ERA) continues to be a reliable starting option for the Royals. In his last start, Wacha fired six shutout frames and fanned six batters during a 2-0 home loss versus Houston. 

The Baltimore Orioles rank second worst in the majors with a 5.47 ERA and are stuck in the AL East Division basement. On Wednesday, Ryan Mouncastle crushed a two-run blast and Ramon Urias added a solo shot to power Baltimore to a 5-4 home victory versus New York. All-Star C Adley Rutschman went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI for the Orioles (12-18), who improved to 7-7 at home. 

Twenty-nine year old righty Dean Kremer (2-4 7.04 ERA) needs to pitch better to keep a spot in the Baltimore rotation. The Orioles have lost Kremer’s previous two starts and he has surrendered 11 runs (10 ER) across his last 11 frames. 

Baltimore SP Grayson Rodriguez (elbow/lat) has been transferred to the 60-day injured list and is not eligible to return until June. Through 33 games, Kansas City ranks 29th in OPS and 29th in runs scored. For the season, Baltimore ranks 21st in OPS and 18th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 7-5.