Aaron Judge will be looking to extend his 29-game on-base streak as the New York Yankees (97-60) host the Baltimore Orioles (81-77) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday with the three-game series tied at 1-1.The Yankees evened the series 1-1 after winning 8-0 on Saturday, their 12th head-to-head victory in 18 games this season. Nestor Cortes threw 7.1 scoreless innings – striking out 12 – to get the win. Kyle Higashioka went 3 for 4 with a solo home run in the win. Giancarlo Stanton added a solo home run. Jorge Mateo was 1 for 2 with a walk for the Orioles.
ON THE MOUND
Kyle Bradish (4-7, 4.65 ERA) is in line to take the mound for Baltimore. The right-hander allowed seven runs over 2.1 innings in his last start, a 13-9 road defeat against the Red Sox on Tuesday. He yielded four hits while striking out three and walking four in the no-decision. Bradish has made one previous start against the Yankees this season, a 6-2 home loss on May 16. He surrendered four runs on eight hits over 4.1 innings, striking out six and walking three. Righty Luis Severino (6-3, 3.41 ERA) takes the mound for New York. He has made two appearances against the Orioles this season, both as the starter, giving up five runs over 12 innings (2-0, 3.75) with 12 strikeouts and four walks. In his last start on Monday, Severino took a no-decision on the road against the Blue Jays. He threw four innings and gave up two runs on three hits, striking out four and walking three in the 3-2 loss.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Baltimore has averaged only 3.0 runs a game, down from their season average of 4.2, due in part to declining on-base performance (.288 vs .306). Against right-handed pitchers like Severino this season, the O’s have a .710 OPS. Cedric Mullins is the team’s most productive hitter against right-handers with a .791 OPS in 416 at-bats. New York is averaging only 4.8 runs per game in the last five, down slightly from 5.1 for the season. The Yanks have a .744 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .384 OBP over 424 at-bats, Andrew Benintendi has their highest on-base percentage against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Baltimore is 37-43 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.1 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs. New York has gone 57-23 at their home park this season, averaging 5.2 runs per game while surrendering 3.3. New York is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings at Yankee Stadium with an average scoreline of 5.9-4.1.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Yankees lead the AL East by eight games over the Blue Jays. The Orioles are fourth in the AL East, 15 games behind the Yankees. They are fourth in the Wild Card race, five games out of third.
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