Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Picks and Predictions May 24th 2025

Orioles, Red Sox Hope for Better Weather and a Clean Doubleheader

After rain continued to disrupt their weekend plans, the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will try once again to play a day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park on Saturday. Friday’s attempt to make up Thursday’s washout ended in another weather-related postponement, halting what began as a dominant offensive display for Boston.

Now, with drier skies in the forecast, both teams are looking to reset — one trying to maintain offensive momentum, the other trying to halt a deepening slide.

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Red Sox Ride Offensive Wave Into Game 1

Boston (6-4 in their last 10) put together an explosive 19-5 win before Friday’s game was suspended, tallying 20 hits and scoring 13 runs in a single eighth inning. Rafael Devers led the charge with a monstrous performance, collecting eight RBIs — including a three-run homer and a grand slam — marking five homers in his last six games.

“The guy hits. He hits. He’s been hitting since 2017.”
— Alex Cora, Red Sox Manager

Alex Bregman exited early with right quad tightness but appeared optimistic about his availability. Rob Refsnyder added a three-run blast during the same inning, and the Red Sox offense, once under scrutiny, suddenly looks like a problem for opposing pitching staffs.

Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.62 ERA) will start the opener, still searching for his first win since April 18 despite allowing one or fewer earned runs in half of his starts this season. Lucas Giolito is expected to handle the nightcap, bringing a 3-2 career record vs. Baltimore into the matchup.

Orioles Look to End Slide

Baltimore (9 losses in their last 10 games) has been spiraling. Despite collecting 14 hits on Friday, including two from Jackson Holliday to extend his hit streak to nine games, the Orioles couldn’t keep pace with Boston’s barrage.

“I think we gave ourselves a great chance, and we fought.”
— Cade Povich, Orioles Pitcher

Zach Eflin (3-2, 5.08 ERA) gets the start in Game 1, hoping to bounce back from an ugly outing where he gave up eight runs to Washington. Eflin did pitch well against Boston earlier this year, giving up three runs over six innings in a loss.

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Interim manager Tony Mansolino will be leaning on Eflin to provide length after using four relievers Friday — including position player Emmanuel Rivera, who gave up eight runs in the eighth inning.

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“We did what we had to do at that point in the game to try to win the (next) one.”
— Tony Mansolino, Orioles Interim Manager

Baltimore’s Game 2 starter had not been announced as of early Saturday morning.

Fans and analysts tracking MLB picks and betting trends will be keeping a close eye on how Boston’s bats respond after a rain delay, and whether Baltimore can finally stop the bleeding.