The Baltimore Orioles are on a rare two game losing streak and will look to get back on the rails when they head to St. Pete tonight to open a 4-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore usually gets the better of Tampa and took two out of three from the Rays just last week at Birdland. The O’s are expected to turn to Cole Irvin to deliver strikes and he has been doing just that. He is 5-2 with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. The Rays are expected to give the nod to Aaron Civale. Civale has not been at his best. He comes in at 2-4 with a 5.37 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and Tampa is 0-5 in his last 5 starts. Baltimore has the edge in runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits, homers and the list goes on.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES