Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+172) Tampa Bay (-210)

The Tampa Bay Rays (39-32) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (30-40) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday. The line on this contest has Baltimore at +172 and Tampa Bay is at -210. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Dean Kremer and Zack Littell.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .398 and have been rung up 617 times, while drawing a walk on 199 occasions. They have 260 RBI's as well as 562 hits on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .241. The Orioles have accrued 104 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 81 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 279 runs and hold an OBP of .306. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league.

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The Orioles hold a team ERA of 4.89 this year (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 574 hitters. Orioles pitchers have given up 98 home runs in addition to 352 runs in total (24th in baseball). They have walked 227 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.50 as a team over the course of the season. Baltimore has conceded 635 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 333 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41.

The Orioles have dispatched 245 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 113 runners for the year and 21.2% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 17 saves for the year and have blown 8 of their 25 save chances. The Orioles relievers have compiled a save rate of 68.0% and have come into the game in 83 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 55 holds this season (2nd in baseball). Orioles relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 84 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,520 innings, which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 1,840 putouts for the season, as well as 617 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball, and have 50 double plays.

Kremer (35-37 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.32 while he has faced 2,470 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 570 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 198 walks. His earned run average is 4.38 (282 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.326. Kremer has taken the ball for 579 innings and is sitting with 497 K's during his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .248 on the season. They have struck out on 598 instances (15th in the league) and have a total of 591 hits. Tampa Bay has recorded 75 HRs so far this season as well as 308 RBIs. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .393 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have notched 111 doubles, while walking 220 times as well as putting up 325 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 263 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.45 (244 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 92 homers and they allow 3.72 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.179 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.00 (569 strikeouts against 193 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 557.

Sitting with 74 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 46 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 27 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 69 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of 66 inherited base runners. They sit at 15th in the league with a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have sent 225 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 675 assists, 34 errors and have a total of 1,909 putouts on the season. In 5,727 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (3rd in the majors).

During his career, Littell has conceded 508 hits while he has tallied 424 K's in 502 innings pitched. Littell (30-27 record in his career) has a 3.91 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 218 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.239 and having a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.72 and he has faced 2,102 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+172)

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