Aaron Judge will be looking to extend his 28-game on-base streak as the New York Yankees (-105) host the Baltimore Orioles (-115) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The early total was set at 7.5 runs with the under a -120 favorite. The Orioles (81-76) took Friday’s series opener 2-1, their sixth head-to-head victory in 17 games this season. Starter Jordan Lyles went seven innings to get the win, giving up one run on four hits and striking out nine, and DL Hall picked up his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth. Oswaldo Cabrera’s on-base streak is up to 11 games as he went 2 for 4 with a solo home run for the Yankees (96-60).
ON THE MOUND
Austin Voth (5-3, 4.19 ERA) is in line to take the mound for Baltimore. The righty allowed one run over five innings in his last start, a 6-3 home defeat against the Astros on Sunday. He scattered four hits while striking out six in the no-decision. Voth is making his first appearance against the Yankees this season. Voth made one appearance against the Yankees in 2021, a 3-2 road loss for the Nationals on May 9. He allowed one hit over two scoreless innings, striking out two and walking three. Lefty Nestor Cortes (11-4, 2.56 ERA) gets the start for New York. He has made two appearances against the Orioles this season, both as the starter, holding opposing hitters scoreless over 11 innings (1-0, 0.00) with 19 strikeouts and one walk. In his last start on Sunday, Cortes threw a complete game shutout in a 2-0 victory over the Red Sox. He scattered only one hit, striking out five and walking two en route to the win.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Baltimore has averaged 5.8 runs a game, up from their season average of 4.2, while slashing better across the board (.276/.348/.558). Against left-handed pitchers like Cortes this season, the O’s have a .672 OPS. Anthony Santander is the team’s most productive hitter against left-handers with a .921 OPS in 155 at-bats. New York is averaging only 3.6 runs per game in the last five, down from 5.0 for the season, with their slash line slipping across the board (.232/.292/.335). The Yanks have a .744 OPS against righties in 2022. With a 1.154 OPS over 424 at-bats, Judge has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Baltimore is 37-42 away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 2022, scoring 4.2 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs. New York has gone 56-23 at Yankee Stadium this season, averaging 5.2 runs per game while surrendering 3.3. New York is 6-4 in the last 10 games at Yankee Stadium between the AL East rivals with an average scoreline of 5.5-4.4.
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.
SportsTips’ MLB Pick:
New York Yankees (-225)
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