Baltimore Orioles vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/11/25, 9:37 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/3/26 at 6:40 AM in MLB Picks

After gutting out back-to-back extra-inning wins, the Baltimore Orioles will go for no less than a sweep in Thursday’s Game 3 with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Listed as -151 favorites, the Orioles will be facing Pirates right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo, who is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA after five starts.

Current Form:

The Orioles have won 4 of their last 5 games to improve their record to 68-77, last in the AL East division. Baltimore has posted a 2.06 ERA over their last five games, during which they have only surrendered a total of 9 runs. This fantastic form on the mound has tremendously helped the Orioles win games despite averaging just 2.6 runs per game over the last five games.

The Pirates have lost five games in a row, and that’s because they just could not score more than three runs in any one of their last five games. In this stretch, Pittsburgh has averaged a harrowing 1.5 runs per game on a .141 batting average. And although the Pirates’ pitching remains competitive at 3.91 ERA, the absence or lack of a reliable offense has significantly hurt this team not only in this five-game spell but throughout the season.