A strong showing in Boston this weekend might propel Baltimore to brighter days.

There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. For the 2025 Baltimore Orioles, that tunnel must feel pretty long. Not much has gone right for the O’s this year, and it’s led Baltimore to the bottom of the American League East entering Memorial Day Weekend.

The Orioles travel to Boston this weekend for a four-game set with the Red Sox. It presents Baltimore with an opportunity to string together a few wins and take control of the season. That’s easier said than done.

Momentum is on the O’s side after an extra-inning victory in their series finale in Milwaukee on Wednesday. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak, and perhaps snapped the Orioles into action. There’s no room for more losing streaks if Baltimore wants any opportunity to salvage the season.

The O’s are catching the Red Sox at a great time. Boston’s offense is struggling lately, averaging under three runs per game across the last four contests. The Sox took two out of three over the New York Mets this week, but scored only six runs in the series.

Baltimore has fared pretty well in Boston recently. The O’s swept the Sox in their first trip to Boston last season and won two of the previous three series played in Beantown.

Orioles pitchers trying to flip the script against Red Sox

For the Orioles to win in Boston this weekend, Baltimore’s starting pitchers must be sharp. That hasn’t been the case at Fenway Park for Cade Povich, Zach Eflin, and crew.

The O’s announced three of their four starters for the series, with the starter for the second game of Friday’s doubleheader still undecided. Povich will get the ball for game one, while Eflin takes the bump Saturday before turning it over to Dean Kremer in Sunday’s finale.

Fenway has been a disastrous place for that trio to pitch. Povich, Eflin, and Kremer have a combined 7.28 ERA in nine starts in Boston. None of them has an individual ERA below 5.00.

Ironically, each of their ERAs this season is above 5.00. Eflin’s is the lowest at 5.08 after it ballooned during his forgettable start against the Washington Nationals last week. The Orioles’ right-hander matched a career-high by allowing eight earned runs, undoubtedly his worst outing for Baltimore.

The offense showed some life over the past two series, averaging 4.5 runs and over 10 hits per game across the last six games. The O’s haven’t been shy to score in bunches against the Sox either. Baltimore averaged 5.4 runs per game against Boston in the past 16 meetings, scoring seven or more runs in six games.

Baltimore’s lineup might have to carry the pitching staff again this weekend. It’s a crucial series for the Orioles, one which they must be determined to do everything possible to scrape together a series win. If the door hasn’t closed yet on a playoff berth, it certainly would if the O’s were to drop three of four to the Sox.