Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Free Preview

The Baltimore Orioles are ready to face their divisional rival New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The action will begin at 7:05 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will be showing the game.

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Odds

Oddsmakers are listing New York (+120) as the underdog to Baltimore (-140). The total sits at 9.5 runs and bettors can take the over for +100 and the under for -120. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds standing at Orioles +1.5 runs (+155) and Yankees -1.5 runs (-165).

The Yankees are 4-3 SU and 4-2 ATS. The team’s gained 2.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.4 units against the spread (ATS). The Orioles have gone 2-5 SU this year and are 1-5 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 4.2 units for moneyline bettors this year and 4.7 units ATS.

Yankees games have an over/under record of 3-3 so far in 2018. Orioles games have gone under five times, gone over one time and pushed on zero occasions.

The Orioles have lost 1.0 units and are 1-0 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in zero of those games, compared to one that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 0.0 units and are 2-2 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in two of those games, compared to two that’ve cashed the under.

The right-handed Kevin Gausman (0-1, 13.50 ERA) will get the nod for the visiting Orioles. Gausman recorded 179 strikeouts over 186 innings last year (34 starts) but finished the season 11-12 overall with a 4.68 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. He made five starts against New York in 2017 and put together a 1-2 record against the Yankees with a 9.27 ERA and 15 strikeouts.

The Bronx Bombers are turning to lefty CC Sabathia (0-0, 1.80 ERA), who started 27 games last year and finished the season 14-5 overall with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. He recorded three starts against Baltimore a year ago and put up a 0-0 record with a 7.41 ERA and 12 strikeouts.

As a unit, New York’s pitching staff has yielded 3.7 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 2.06 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 6.65 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 13.7 K/9. In seven games against divisional foes, Yankees starters have an ERA of 2.06 and the bullpen’s ERA is 6.65.

The New York hitters have produced 5.3 runs per outing, including 5.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .197/.315/.414 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.

The Yankees’ batters have been led by shortstop Didi Gregorius and right fielder Aaron Judge. Gregorius is slashing .391/.517/.957 with nine hits, nine RBIs and seven runs scored, and Judge’s line is .280/.419/.560 with seven hits, four RBIs and six runs.

Compared to his overall season slash line of .284/.422/.627, Judge performed well against righty pitching at home last year, slashing .318/.424/.771 across 257 plate appearances.

In the visiting dugout, Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.62 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.76 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.40, along with a WHIP of 1.38.

The Orioles offense has not warmed up yet, slashing just .199/.270/.331 on its way to 2.7 runs scored per game this year, including over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).

Baltimore’s hitters have been led by right fielder Adam Jones and second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Jones is hitting .286/.333/.643 with eight hits, seven RBIs and three runs scored, while Schoop (.300/.323/.500) is up to nine hits, one RBI and four runs scored.

Compared to his overall season slash line of .285/.322/.466, Jones did not perform especially well against left-handed pitching on the road last season, putting up a slash line of .239/.289/.352 across 76 such plate appearances.

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Pick

Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – UNDER