Phillies vs Orioles Picks and Prediction – 6/15/2024

The Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday versus the Baltimore Orioles. Philadelphia is 46-22 and was defeated by the Boston Red Sox 9-3 on Thursday. Philadelphia has lost three of the last four but the Phillies hold a nine-game lead at the top of the National League East over the Atlanta Braves. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB predictions.

Alec Bohm is batting .286 to lead Philadelphia and has team highs in RBI with 52 and hits with 72. Bryce Harper is the leader in home runs with 15 and the leader in on-base percentage at .391. Philadelphia is batting .254 with a slugging percentage of .410. On Saturday, Philadelphia will send Taijuan Walker to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 5.40 ERA, 36 Ks and 16 BBs.

The Baltimore Orioles are 45-23 and were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 6-3 Thursday, snapping a six-game winning streak for the Orioles. Baltimore is third in baseball in runs scored and 10th in team batting average while third in team ERA. Baltimore is second in the American League East 2 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees. 

Adley Rutschman is batting .294 to lead Baltimore and has team highs in RBIs with 50 and hits with 78. Gunnar Henderson is the leader in home runs with 21 and in on-base percentage of .372. Baltimore has a team batting average of .248 and a slugging percentage of .449. On Saturday, Baltimore will send Grayson Rodriguez to the mound. The right-hander is 7-2 with a 3.27 ERA, 71 Ks and 22 BBs.