The New York Yankees (96-59), one of the most productive offenses in the league, are set to host the Baltimore Orioles (80-76) at Yankee Stadium on Friday to open a three-game series. The Orioles are in the midst of a seven-game road trip. They won only one out of four in their last series against the Red Sox, dropping the finale 5-3 on Thursday at Fenway Park. Kyle Stowers was 2 for 4 with a home run and two runs. The Yankees won two of three against the Blue Jays in their last series, taking the finale 8-3 on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Aaron Hicks went 3 for 3 with one run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Yankees have won 11 of 16 in the season series between the AL East rivals, including a 6-0 victory in their most recent meeting on July 24 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Starter Nestor Cortes threw six scoreless innings – striking out seven – to get the win, and Clarke Schmidt pitched three scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the season.
ON THE MOUND
Austin Voth (5-3, 4.19 ERA) is in line to start for Baltimore. The right-hander allowed one run over five innings in his last start, a 6-3 home defeat against the Astros on Sunday. He gave up 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. For New York, righty Domingo German (2-3, 3.30 ERA) will toe the rubber. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Orioles. German made two appearances against the Orioles in 2021, both as the starter, striking out 12 and walking three over 13 innings (2-0, 0.69).In his last start on Saturday, German took a no-decision at home against the Red Sox. He threw five innings and gave up three runs on three hits, striking out five and walking one in the 7-5 win.
AT THE PLATE
The Baltimore offense is averaging 4.2 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .238/.306/.395. Anthony Santander leads the team in OPS at .792. The right fielder is slashing .248/.323/.469 with 33 home runs, 88 RBIs, and 76 runs over 147 games. Over the last five games, however, Baltimore has averaged 6.0 runs a game while slashing better across the board (.282/.332/.553). Against right-handed pitchers like German this season, the O’s have a .713 OPS. Cedric Mullins is the team’s best performer against right-handers with a .804 OPS in 405 at-bats. New York is slashing .242/.325/.428 for the season and averaging 5.1 runs per game, second best in the league. Aaron Judge leads the team with a 1.121 OPS. The right fielder has 61 home runs, 130 RBIs, and 130 runs scored with a slash line of .313/.425/.696. The Yanks have a .746 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a 1.153 OPS over 422 at-bats, Judge also has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Baltimore is on a three-game losing streak in road games, bringing their record to 36-42 in 2022. The O’s have scored 4.2 runs per game away from home, while allowing 4.4 runs. New York has won eight in a row at home. The Yanks are 56-22 at home this season, averaging 5.2 runs per game while surrendering 3.3. New York is 7-3 in the last 10 games between the teams at Yankee Stadium with an average scoreline of 6.4-4.5.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Yankees lead the AL East by nine games over the Blue Jays. The Orioles are fourth in the AL East, 16 games behind the Yankees. They are fourth in the Wild Card race, four games out of third.
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Baltimore Orioles (+155)
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