Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees
NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Yankees, clinging to playoff positioning, will look to continue their recent dominance over the Baltimore Orioles when the American League East rivals meet again Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. under cloudy skies with a game-time temperature of 82 degrees.
The Yankees (91-68) have won seven of their last eight against the Orioles (75-84), including a 6-3 victory in the series opener on Friday afternoon. New York has also taken two of three in each of the last two series between the teams.
Baltimore will send right-hander Cam Schlittler (3-3, 4.82 ERA) to the mound. Schlittler will face a Yankees lineup that pounded out 11 hits in Friday’s win. The Orioles are coming off a 6-5 victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday, powered by home runs from Ryan Mountcastle and Coby Mayo.
New York will counter with veteran right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (10-9, 3.95 ERA). The Yankees have won four of their last five games overall, with Giancarlo Stanton driving in three runs in Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
According to Interstat’s game simulator, the Yankees are projected to win a close one, 7-6. New York has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under is set at 9 runs.
The series concludes Sunday.