Trey Mancini and the Baltimore Orioles will be taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in a Wednesday showdown. Fox Sports Arizona will broadcast this interleague showdown and the game gets underway at 3:40 p.m. ET.
Baltimore Orioles at Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Sportsbooks have Baltimore (+115) as the underdog to Arizona (-125). You can play matchup’s total with current odds listed at -110 for over 9.5 runs and -110 for under 9.5. There’s a runline of Orioles +1.5 (-180) and Diamondbacks -1.5 (+160) for this matchup.
The Diamondbacks are 51-51 straight up (SU) and 58-43 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 2.7 units for moneyline bettors and 11.8 units ATS. Arizona has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven. On the other hand, the Orioles are 32-68 SU and have gone 41-58 against the spread. Overall, the team’s lost 15.9 units for moneyline bettors and 22.4 units ATS. Baltimore is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Arizona games have an over/under record of 49-45-7 in 2019. Orioles games have gone over 49 times, gone under 44 times and pushed on six occasions.
John Means will get the start for Baltimore. The left-handed Means is 8-5 with a 2.95 ERA and 74 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Diamondbacks this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Diamondbacks are putting the ball in the hands of righty Taylor Clarke (2-3, 6.50 ERA), who has 32 strikeouts and 19 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.64. Clarke did not record any MLB appearances in 2018.
Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 6.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.37 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 7.01 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 6.07, along with a K/9 of 8.76.
Orioles hitters have slashed .242/.304/.407 on their way to 4.3 runs scored per game this year, including 4.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Right fielder Trey Mancini and second baseman Jonathan Villar have paced Baltimore’s hitters. Mancini is hitting .287/.348/.532 with 21 home runs, 47 RBIs and 64 runs scored. Villar (.251/.315/.402) is up to 11 homers, 42 RBIs, 59 runs and 17 stolen bases.
In the other dugout, Arizona’s pitching staff has given up 4.6 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starting pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.40 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 8.9 K/9.
The Arizona offense is putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 5.8 per game over its last 10 games and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .259/.351/.438 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar have paced the Diamondbacks’ hitters this year. Marte is hitting .319/.373/.572 with 21 home runs, 60 RBIs and 66 runs scored, and Escobar’s line sits at .291/.343/.553 with 22 homers, 79 RBIs and 65 runs.
The Orioles have lost 11.9 units and are 27-35 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 30 of those games, as opposed to 29 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have netted 0.8 units and are 15-14 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 18 of those games, compared to eight that’ve gone under.
Orioles vs. Diamondbacks Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- Baltimore has recorded 20 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Arizona has 19 XBH over its last five.
- Baltimore has posted 23.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 27.6 over its last five.
- The Orioles have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games, including 12 over their last five.
- The Orioles have a total OPS of .711 this season and an OPS of .702 against right-handed pitchers. The Diamondbacks’ OPS stands at .776 overall and .748 versus righties.
