Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Picks and Prediction for Saturday May 9 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 05/09/2026, 01:45 AM ET

Athletics Preview

Beautiful Camden Yards will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB battle between the Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Athletics (20-18) are two games above .500 on the road and are holding a two-game lead over Seattle for the top spot in the AL West Division. Last night, 1B Nick Kurtz went 2-for-5 with a two-run triple to lead the Athletics to a 4-3 road victory against Baltimore.

Thirty year old right-hander Aaron Civale (3-1 2.95 ERA) will take the mound for the Athletics in this matchup. Last time out, Civale (6 IP) scattered seven hits and allowed one run during a 7-1 home victory versus Cleveland.

Orioles Preview

The Baltimore Orioles have dropped seven of their last 11 games and are 9.5 games out of first place in the AL East Division standings. During Friday’s home loss, Baltimore C Adley Rutschman went 2-for-3 with a home run and scored twice. SP Kyle Bradish (1-5) fanned ten batters in seven innings and took the loss for the Orioles (17-22), who fell to 9-10 at home.

Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz will give the nod to twenty-six year old righty Shane Baz (1-3 4.99 ERA) on Saturday. In his last start, Baz (5.2 IP) issued five walks and gave up six runs (5 ER) during an ugly 12-1 road loss against New York.

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Athletics vs Orioles Pick

Baltimore 2B Jackson Holliday (hand) resumed a rehab assignment with Double-A Chesapeake on Thursday and could return to the lineup next week. Through 38 games, the Athletics rank 6th in OPS and 14th in runs scored. For the season, Baltimore ranks 16th in OPS and 11th in runs scored. Take the Athletics to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Athletics win 6-3.