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Baltimore Orioles (87-70, second in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (92-65, first in the AL East)
New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING VALUES: Orioles: Zach Eflin (10-9, 3.53 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (9-10, 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -151, Orioles +127; Over/Under is 7 1/2 runs
CONCLUSION: The Baltimore Orioles face the New York Yankees and lead the series 1-0.
New York has a 92-65 overall record and a 42-34 record in home games. The Yankees have a 49-18 record in games in which they hit two or more home runs.
Baltimore has a 43-33 record in road games and 87-70 overall. The Orioles have a 70-12 record in games in which they outscore their opponents.
Wednesday’s meeting will be the 12th time this season. The Orioles have a 7-4 lead in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .323 batting average and has 36 doubles, one triple, 56 home runs, 130 walks and 139 RBIs. Gleyber Torres has hit 16 for 46 with two home runs and seven RBIs in the last 10 games.
Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with 44 home runs and has a .512 slugging average. Gunnar Henderson has hit 12 of 40 home runs in the last 10 games, hitting four doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .234 batting average, 2.67 ERA, 20 runs more than opponents
Orioles: 4-6, .215 batting average, 3.74 ERA, six runs batted in
INJURIES: Yankees: Jake Cousins: 15-day IL (chest), DJ LeMahieu: 10-day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Burch Smith: 15-day IL (groin), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-day IL (lat), Jorge Mateo: 60-day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-day IL (UCL sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
