The Orioles and president of baseball operations Mike Elias made some splashes in the offseason, signing former Mets All-Star Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million contract and trading for right-hander Shane Baz, who later inked a five-year extension.

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 will try to avoid a sweep at Tropicana Field after falling a season-worst seven games below .500 last night. Weston Wilson is at third base and Jeremiah Jackson is at second against Rays left-hander Steven Matz.

The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays close out their 3-game series in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Ben McDonald criticized the team's execution after the Tampa Bay Rays swept them at Tropicana Field.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After the pitching staff imploded in the opener and the offense disappeared on Tuesday, the Orioles’ bullpen had its turn to lose a game on Wednesday. Baltimore entered the eighth inning leading by two,

Yandy Díaz went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI double, Griffin Jax allowed one run and had six strikeouts in five innings, and Tampa Bay beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Tuesday night for the Rays’ third consecutive win.

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.