NEW YORK – The Orioles can clinch the home wild card with a win tonight or a Tigers loss this afternoon. The Rays are ahead 3-2 in the seventh.

Update: The Tigers battled to a 4-3 win.

James McCann is catching tonight and Adleyrutschman is the designated hitter. Jordan Westburg remains at second base and bats second, and Ramón Urías is the third baseman. He bats at number seven.

Colton Cowser remains in the mop-up spot. Ryan O’Hearn is the first baseman.

Corbin Burnes is making his final start before an expected Game 1 appearance in the playoffs. His last two starts came against the Tigers and he threw a total of 14 scoreless innings with five hits and 15 strikeouts. He faced the Yankees at Camden Yards on May 1 and allowed two runs in six innings – Oswaldo Cabrera’s two-run home run.

Burnes’ only career start at Yankee Stadium was September 10, 2023. He pitched eight hitless innings. The Brewers didn’t allow a hit until the 11th^Th and the Yankees won 4-3 in the 13th game^Th.

The opposing starter was Gerrit Cole, who is on the mound tonight.

Cole made 16 starts and posted a 3.67 ERA and 1.177 WHIP in 88 1/3 innings. He made his 2024 debut on June 19 in the Bronx against the Orioles and he allowed two runs in four innings. They met again on July 12 at Camden Yards and he gave up one run in six innings.

In Cole’s 14 career starts against the Orioles, he has gone 6-3 with a 2.57 ERA and a 0.947 WHIP.

Cedric Mullins is 10 for 29 with a double and a home run against Cole. Ramón Urías was 7 for 16 with two doubles, a triple and a home run. James McCann is 5 for 13 with three doubles and a home run.

Anthony Santander is 4 of 27, Ryan Mountcastle is 5 of 26, O’Hearn is 2 of 17 andrutschman is 3 of 16.

Cole’s ERA is 3.05 in 11 starts since the break.

The Orioles and Yankees have identical 3.82 ERAs from their starters.

For the Orioles

Gunnar Henderson SS
Jordan Westburg 2B
Anthony Santander RF
Colton Cowser LF
Adleyrutschman DH
Ryan O’Hearn 1B
Ramon Urias 3B
Cedric Mullins CF
James McCann C

Corbin Burnes RHP

The Twins will start right-handers Pablo López, Zebby Matthews and Bailey Ober against the Orioles in Minnesota.

For the Yankees

Gleyber Torres 2B
Juan Soto RF
Aaron Judge CF
Austin Wells C
Giancarlo Stanton DH
Jazz Chisholm Jr 3B
Jasson Dominguez LF
Anthony Rizzo 1B
Anthony Volpe SS

Gerrit Cole RHP