The 68-48 Baltimore Orioles will travel south to St. Pete tonight to open a 3-game set with their AL East rival, the 58-56 Tampa Bay Rays. The Orioles have won 6 of the 7 meetings with the Rays this year including a 4-game sweep of Tampa at the Trop back in June. The expected starter for Baltimore is ex-Ray Zach Eflin who was traded to the O’s in July so he knows the mound, the stadium, the players’ likes and dislikes and will make the Rays pay for their mistake. Eflin is better than his record reflects. Ef is 7-7 with a 4.05 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. The Rays are expected to give the go-ahead to Zack Littell who is 5-7 with a 4.06 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Littell had better be in the zone because the Orioles can score, averaging over 5 runs per game.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES