It is interleague baseball over the weekend as the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Baltimore Orioles. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Orioles prediction and pick.

the Diamondbacks will enter the series below .500. They are 17-20 on the year, and will finish their series with the Reds before this game. It is an afternoon game for the Diamondbacks before they hit the road to Baltimore. The Orioles will be 24-12 on the year. They just finished a short two-game series with the Nationals and went 1-1 in the two games.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Diamondbacks-Orioles Odds

Arizona Diamondbacks: +1.5 (-196)

Moneyline: +112

Baltimore Orioles: -1.5 (+162)

Moneyline: -132

Over: 8.5 (+100)

Under: 8.5 (-122)

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Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Diamondbacks are sixth in the majors in runs scored while sitting ninth in batting average and eighth in on-base percentage. Further, the Diamondbacks are 16th in slugging.  Christian Walker has been great for this offense so far this year. He is hitting .273 on the year with a .384 on-base percentage. He has four doubles and seven home runs, good for a team-leading 25 RBIs.
Further, he has scored 26 times. His seven home runs and 26 runs scored are tied for the most on the team with Ketel Marte. Marte is hitting .301 on the year with a .354 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles and seven home runs, good for 18 RBIs. He has also stolen a base on the way to scoring 26 times.

Meanwhile, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been solid this year. He is hitting .234 on the year with a .275 on-base percentage. He has six doubles and five home runs, good for 22 total RBIs. Further, he has scored 20 times. Rounding out the top bats is Eugenio Suarez. Suarez has hit just .226, but with seven doubles and three home runs, he has 20 RBIs. Carbin Carroll also has had some solid production even with some struggles. He is hitting just .204 but has stolen eight bases, driven in 12 runs, and scored 15 times his year.

The Diamondbacks are 22nd in team ERA while sitting 18th in wHIP and 22nd in opponent batting average. Brandon Pfaadt will be on the mound for the Diamondbacks. He is 1-2 on the year with a 4.61 ERS and a 1.20 WHIP Last time out was a struggle, giving up five runs, three earned, in six innings.

Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Orioles are fifth in the majors in runs scored while sitting tenth in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and second in slugging. Gunnar Henderson has led the way on offense. He is hitting .271 on the year with three doubles, three triples, and 11 home runs. Henderson has driven in 25 runs and scored 28 times this year. He also has stolen six bases.
Meanwhile, Adley Rutschman leads the team in hitting this year. He is hitting .318 on the year with a .354 on-base percentage. He has six doubles and five home runs, leading to 22 RBIs. Further, he has scored 20 times.

Jordan Westburg is also driving in a lot of runs this year. He has hit .283 on the year with a .331 on-base percentage. He has six doubles, two triples, and six home runs. This has led to 23 RBIs and 20 runs scored. Meanwhile, Cedric Mullins is continuing to steal bases. He is hitting just .200 this year but with a .254 on-base percentage. He has three doubles and six home runs leading to 17 RBIs. Further, he has stolen six bases and scored 17 times.

The Orioles are seventh in team ERA, second in WHIP, and fifth in opponent batting average.  It will be Cole Irvin on the mound in this one. He is 3-1 on the year with a 2.86 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Irvin has been great as of late. In his last three starts, over 20 innings, Irvin has not given up a run. He has given up just ten hits and walked two in that time as well.

Final Diamondbacks-Orioles Prediction & Pick

This could be a huge game for the Orioles. There have been some recent scoring struggles, but coming home and facing a pitcher who has given up runs in bunches is huge. Further, the Diamondbacks are scoring well, but Jake Irvin has been pitching much better. The Diamondbacks will have to manufacture runs in this one, and Irvin has been slowing other teams down. Expect more of that to happen in this game, as Irivin should get to the seventh before turning it over to a quality bullpen.

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Final Diamondbacks-Orioles Prediction & Pick: Orioles ML (-132)