MLB Game Preview: Baltimore Orioles (43-52) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (50-47)

Game Details

• Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
• Time: 7:35 PM ET
• Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, FL
• Watch: MASN2, Bally Sports Sun, MLB.TV

Team Form & Momentum

Baltimore Orioles – Quietly Improving

• 6–4 in last 10 games before the All-Star break
• 4–3 against the Rays this season
• Charlie Morton (5–7, 5.18 ERA) starts; 2.76 ERA over last 8 starts
• Morton allowed just 1 ER in 6 IP vs Rays on June 19
• Ryan O’Hearn (.280 AVG, 11 HR, 14 doubles) and Jackson Holliday (.286 AVG last 10 games) lead the offense

Tampa Bay Rays – Slumping but Dangerous

• 2–8 in last 10 games; lost 11 of last 14 overall
• Taj Bradley (5–6, 4.60 ERA) starts; 8.65 ERA in 6 career starts vs Orioles
• Rays rank 5th in AL in team ERA (3.78)
• Jonathan Aranda (.324 AVG, 11 HR, 49 RBI) and Chandler Simpson (13-for-36 last 10 games) are top performers

Key Stats & Betting Trends

• Orioles have hit the Under in 30 of last 42 road games
• Bradley has allowed 12 ER in 6.2 IP vs Orioles this season
• Morton has cashed Under 2.5 ER in 4 of last 5 starts
• Orioles are 28–9 when scoring 5+ runs

Player Spotlight

Charlie Morton (Orioles)

• 5–0, 2.76 ERA over last 8 starts
• 5–3 lifetime vs Rays with 2.78 ERA
• 7 strikeouts in last outing vs Tampa Bay

Jonathan Aranda (Rays)

• .324 AVG, 11 HR, 49 RBI
• Batting .357 vs Orioles this season
• 10-for-27 with 2 HR and a double vs Baltimore