It’s Monday, June 16 and the Orioles (30-40) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (39-32). Zach Eflin is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Ryan Pepiot for Tampa Bay. Both Baltimore and Tampa Bay are coming off series sweeps of their opponents over the weekend. The Orioles outscored the Angels 19-7, while the Rays outscored the Mets 24-9.

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles in a battle between two AL East teams coming off impressive sweeps. My Orioles vs. Rays predictions expect the offenses to remain front and center in the series opener, focusing particularly on Tampa infielder, Jonathan Aranda.

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The Rays cobbled together a big inning for the second straight game, scoring five runs in the fourth to beat the Mets again, this time 8-4. Shortstop Taylor Walls had a big role in the win, delivering two doubles and dropping a squeeze bunt in the middle of the fourth-inning outburst.