The AL East leading 95-57 Baltimore Orioles are coming off a series win against the Houston Astros and will now set their sights on the 72-81 Cleveland Guardians when the two clubs open a 4-game set tonight at Progressive Field. The Orioles are an impressive 50-27 on the road and are expected to have Grayson Rodriguez toeing the rubber. Rodriguez is 6-4 with a 4.53 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP, but it gets better. Over his last 3 turns, he is 2-1 with an ERA of only 1.96, a 1.25 WHIP, and in his last outing against the Tampa Bay Rays he tossed 8 scoreless innings and the O’s went on to an 8-0 shutout win. Baltimore is 6-0 in their last 6 road games against a team with a losing record and 8-0 in Rodriguez’s last 8 starts against a team with a losing record. Cleveland has yet to announce a starter for tonight’s matchup but whoever it is shouldn’t matter. Baltimore is the real deal!
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES