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Blue Jays vs. Orioles prediction: MLB picks, best bets for Wednesday

Blue Jays vs. Orioles prediction: MLB picks, best bets for Wednesday

New York Post30-07-2025
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This pick is for the birds.
The high-flying Bluebirds soar into Baltimore to take on broken-winged Blackbirds.
How good has Toronto been?
José Berríos has given up eight runs and 18 hits in his past 14 ²/₃ innings.
And yet, Berríos has won his past two starts.
It was earlier this season (March, then April to be exact) that Berríos let the Orioles score 10 runs in 10 innings.
How bad has Baltimore been?
If AL was a Derby, they would have two horses beat.
The Chicago Blight Sox and the Homeless Athletics.
José Berríos
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The O's Dean Kremer tossed back-to-back gems (one run, 14 frames) but the Rockies scored five on Krispy Kremer in his last start.
This pick is for the birds.
Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting
Play $50 on the Orioles.
Fat numbers.
The line on Brandon Pfaadt's night? Seven runs, 11 hits, three homers over 4 ²/₃ innings.
Snakes were run over in the Motor City. Final 12-2.
This fathead is down -403 cobrakais.
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