Oakland Athletics (2-9) vs. Baltimore Orioles (6-5)
April 12, 2023 6:35 pm EDT
The Line: Baltimore Orioles -192 / Oakland Athletics +150; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles meet Wednesday in MLB action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Athletics are 1-4 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ramon Laureano leads the Athletics with 9 hits and 4 RBI, while Esteury Ruiz and Jesus Aguilar have combined for 16 hits and 6 RBI. Ken Waldichuk gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 14.54 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. This will be Waldichuk’s first career game against the Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their 11 games. The Orioles are 5-2 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Adley Rutschman leads the Orioles with 17 hits and 7 RBI, while Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle have combined for 26 hits and 24 RBI. Dean Kremer gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 10.13 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. This will be Kremer’s second career game against the Athletics.
The Athletics are 18-42 in their last 60 road games and 21-44 in their last 65 overall. The Orioles are 24-55 in their last 79 Wednesday games and 0-4 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series. The over is 5-1-1 in Athletics last 7 overall. The under is 8-2 in Orioles last 10 Wednesday games. The Athletics are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Baltimore.
The Oakland Athletics just can’t get out of their own way, and things likely aren’t going to change here. The A’s pitching doesn’t show up whenever the offense produces, and Ken Waldichuk has been a disaster so far this season. The Baltimore Orioles are on fire offensively this week, and they need to take advantage of games like this to keep pace in the stacked AL East. Give me the O’s and the RL for max betting value.
