Baltimore Orioles vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+126) Arizona (-152)

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-5) will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (4-6) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at +126 and the Diamondbacks are coming in at -152. The total is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Merrill Kelly.

The Orioles have accrued 13 doubles as a team and have knocked 11 balls out of the stadium. Baltimore is slugging .419 and have struck out 88 times, while taking a walk on 28 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which has them at 11th in the league. They have accrued 44 runs batted in and 88 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .263. They have tallied 47 runs while holding a team OBP of .324.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 4.71 on the year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 83 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 8 home runs and also 47 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 30 batters and their FIP is 3.52 as a unit on the campaign. Baltimore has allowed 91 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 45 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 6 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 4 holds this season (25th in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 0.0% and have entered the game in 5 save situations. They have no saves this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 10 base runners on the season with 20.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have sent 33 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Atlanta Braves have amassed 258 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 76 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays. The Orioles have turned 65.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 774 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in professional baseball.

Morton has taken the ball for 2,133 innings and has accounted for 2,060 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.04 (957 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.310. He has allowed 2,004 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 790 free passes. Morton (138-125 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 9,142 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled a team OBP of .350 and a team batting average of .261 on the campaign. They have struck out on 69 occasions (24th in baseball) and are sitting with 87 base hits. Arizona has compiled 12 home runs over the course of the season and 58 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .450 and they tally 5.80 runs per game (5th in the league). They have put up 23 doubles, while getting a free base 45 times as well as scoring 58 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.241 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 10.30 (100 strikeouts against 30 free passes). They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 78. They have allowed 16 long balls and they surrender 5.28 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have given up 51 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.07 (49 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 6 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 3 holds and also 0 blown saves. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 4 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 7 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 30 relievers to the hill on the season.

Out of their 783 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (18th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 1 double play and own a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 82 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 261 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Kelly has allowed 762 base knocks while he has accumulated 747 K's in 833 innings pitched. Kelly (54-45 career win-loss record) holds a 3.89 earned run average while surrendering 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 360 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 3,441 batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona (-152) and under 8.5 runs

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