BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians will visit the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in the finale of a three-game series. First pitch is scheduled under cloudy skies with a temperature of 81 degrees.

Cleveland (75-72) is expected to start Foster Griffin, who owns a 15-4 record. Baltimore (70-76) is scheduled to counter with Shane Baz, who is 5-15. The Guardians have been installed as pregame favorites with a spread of -1.5. The over/under is 9.

The teams have split the first two games of the series. Baltimore won 6-4 on Monday before Cleveland responded with a 9-5 victory Tuesday. Cleveland leads the season series 4-2, including a four-game sweep from April 16-19 at Progressive Field.

Travis Bazzana is a player to watch for Cleveland. The rookie went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in Tuesday’s win. He also had two hits and an RBI against Detroit on Sunday, and he went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in a Sept. 4 victory over the Tigers. Bazzana has shown the ability to drive the ball, though he has also had hitless stretches in recent games.

Pete Alonso remains Baltimore’s top offensive threat. He went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs Tuesday against the Guardians. Alonso also homered and drove in two runs against Boston on Sept. 3. He has at least one hit in five of his last 10 games and has driven in a run in three of his last six.

Cleveland has won four of its last six games and six of its last 10. The Guardians are coming off a series win over Detroit and have played well against Baltimore this season. They won a doubleheader against the Tigers on Sept. 4, lost the next day, then closed the series with a 3-2, 10-inning victory Sunday.

Baltimore has struggled, losing seven of its last 10 games. The Orioles were swept in a four-game series by Boston before beating Cleveland 6-4 on Monday. They scored six runs total in the Boston series, then managed five runs Tuesday in a 9-5 loss. Baltimore will look to Alonso and its lineup to produce more consistently in the series finale.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Cleveland 4, Baltimore 3. The Interstat ELO system gives Baltimore a 51.70 percent probability to win. Despite that, Cleveland has been made the pregame favorite with a run line of -1.5 and an over/under of 9.

After Wednesday’s game, Cleveland will travel to Minnesota for a three-game series beginning Friday. Baltimore will open a three-game series at Toronto on Friday.