MLB Odds: Orioles vs. Red Sox prediction, odds and pick

The Orioles are four games out of the Wild Card spot. Boston is out. Alex Cora and Chaim Bloom will both return to manage the team.

Jordan Lyles gets the ball in the series opener. Lyle has started 30 games, going an even 11-11 with a 4.50 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 170 innings. New closer Felix Bautista has saved 15 games and has a 2.23 ERA. Anthony Santander leads the team with 29 home runs and is tied for the lead with 82 RBI. Ryan Mountcastle is second with 22 homeruns, and Adley Rutschman is third with 12.

Connor Seabold is starting for Boston tonight. He's been terrible this season, going 0-4 with a 10.47 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 16.1 innings. Rafael Devers leads the team with 27 home runs and 84 RBI. Xander Bogaerts is second with 39 doubles and a .289 batting average. JD Martinez has 40 doubles, and Alex Verdugo has 10 home Runs and 71 RBI, adding 37 doubles with .283 battingaverage. Boston leads in the league with 336 doubles.

Boston is limping to the finish line and Baltimore is scratching for that final Wild Card spot.

Orioles are favored by 1.5 points.