The Tampa Bay Rays made multiple announcements ahead of their game on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. Notably, Tampa Bay reinstated starting pitcher Steven Matz from the injured list. The southpaw will start on Wednesday afternoon.

SportsLine's model simulated Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Wednesday's matinee matchup

The Orioles were four outs away from staving off a sweep at the hands of the Rays and maybe fending off the feelings of impending doom around this team for a couple more days. They had a two-run lead,

The combination of pitching, power and defense looked like it would steer the Orioles to a win today and keep them from being swept by the Rays and falling a season-worst eight games below .500. It got them into the eighth inning but not to the finish line.

Kyle Bradish pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, but his offense let him down in the Orioles’ 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

On Wednesday afternoon, their last game at home before heading out on the road, the Rays were hoping to continue to widen their lead in the AL East by sweeping the Orioles in their three-game series.