Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+110) Tampa Bay (-132)
George M. Steinbrenner Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (40-32) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (30-41) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at +110 while the Rays are coming in at -132. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Trevor Rogers and Taj Bradley.


Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 628 times, while drawing a walk on 201 occasions. They have accumulated 261 RBI's and 566 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .240. The Orioles have tallied 104 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 82 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 280 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 24th in baseball.
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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Orioles pitchers have allowed 100 long balls and also 359 runs (25th in baseball). Baltimore has conceded 649 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 340 earned runs. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 4.92 for the year (26th in MLB), and they have struck out 584 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 229 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.50 as a squad for the season.
The Orioles have dispatched 247 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 base runners this season with 21.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 17 saves so far this season and have blown 8 out of their 25 chances to get a save. The Orioles relievers have compiled a save rate of 68.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 83 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 55 holds this season (2nd in the league). Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 84 times as well as having 70 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Atlanta Braves have a total of 1,864 putouts so far this season, in addition to 629 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 19th in MLB, and have accumulated 52 double plays. The Orioles have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs in their 5,592 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball.
Rogers has pitched in 416 innings and has earned 423 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.30 (199 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.391. He has conceded 413 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 166 walks. Rogers (15-34 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.24 while facing 1,820 hitters in the major leagues.
The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they earn 4.61 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have recorded 115 doubles, while taking a walk 222 times as well as earning 332 runs. Tampa Bay has 77 HRs on the season to go along with 315 RBIs. They have struck out on 608 instances (13th in the league) and have totaled 605 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .251 so far this season.
The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.172 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a unit for the year. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 561. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 264 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.42 (245 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (580 strikeouts vs 195 walks). They have allowed 93 homers and they concede 3.68 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).
Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. They sit at 15th in MLB with a save rate of 63.0%, and they have sent 226 relievers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 69 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of their 66 inherited runners. With 74 save situations, the Rays have amassed 46 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.
Out of their 5,808 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (3rd in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 81 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in MLB). The Rays have recorded 683 assists, 34 errors and are sitting with 1,936 putouts this season.
Bradley (17-24 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.66 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and he has faced 1,369 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 166 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.295 and a FIP of 4.6. During his MLB career, Bradley has allowed 296 hits while he has totaled 354 strikeouts in 320 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+110)
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