Baltimore Orioles vs. Miami Marlins Prediction 7-14-23 MLB Picks

The Miami Marlins and the Baltimore Orioles meet in MLB interleague action from LoanDepot Park on Friday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Orioles are listed as -120 home favorites while the Marlins are +100 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Sandy Alcantara will start for the Marlins and is 3-7 with a 4.72 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. Baltimore is sending Dean Kremer to the mound here and he is 9-4 with a 4.78 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. 

Matchup History

These two teams last met on July 28th, 2021, where the Orioles won by a final score of 8-7. 

Trends

Miami is 20-7 in their last 27 interleague games and 22-45 in their last 67 Friday games while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 games overall. Baltimore is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 home games. 

Pick

I’m taking the over in this one. These are two teams that have been playing some really solid baseball this season after some rough seasons in the last few years and the offenses have been some of the more exciting ones to watch in baseball for much of the season. Sandy Alcantara though, despite winning the Cy Young last season, has not has the same amount of success as he’s struggled for much of this season so far while Dean Kremer does have an inflated ERA at home and I think both starters have some issues here. Give me the over.