The New York Yankees are set to take on the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Game 2 of their divisional doubleheader. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will televise the matchup. The game is scheduled to get going at 7:35 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Odds
The Orioles are only 24-65 straight up (SU) and 33-55 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 38.4 units for moneyline bettors and 29.5 units (ATS). The Yankees, on the other hand, have gone 58-29 SU this year and are 47-39 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 10.2 units for moneyline bettors and 7.1 units ATS.
Baltimore games have had an over/under record of 34-51-3 so far in 2018. New York has also been a decent under bet with a total record of 37-46-3.
Luis Cessa is getting the nod for New York. The right-handed Cessa (0-1, 5.00 ERA) has racked up nine strikeouts in nine innings so far. He’s 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Baltimore this year.
The Orioles will put the ball in the hands of Yefry Ramirez (0-2, 2.51 ERA, 0.84 WHIP), who has 13 strikeouts and four walks. Ramirez has yet to face the Yankees this year and did not pitch in the majors in 2017.
Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have a 5.17 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.39 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 8.1 K/9. In 32 divisional games, Orioles starters have an ERA of 5.91 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.66.
The Baltimore offense is putting up 3.6 runs per contest, including 3.8 per game against divisional foes and 2.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .222/.282/.353 over its last five contests and is 0-5 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Manny Machado and outfielder Adam Jones have led the Orioles’ offense this year. Machado is slashing .313/.382/.560 with 21 home runs, 60 RBIs, 43 runs and seven stolen bases, and the line for Jones stands at .283/.309/.434 with 10 homers, 33 RBIs and 35 runs.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starters own a 3.90 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 8.99 K/9. The bullpen has an excellent ERA of just 2.69, along with a WHIP of 1.22 and a K-per-9 of 11.71.
Yankees hitters have slashed .249/.332/.459 on their way to 5.1 runs scored per game this year, including 4.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
New York’s offense has been powered by Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, who’ve collectively swatted 46 home runs. Stanton is slashing .267/.341/.510 with 21 home runs, 51 RBIs and 52 runs scored, while Judge (.280/.399/.572) is up to 25 homers, 58 RBIs and 63 runs scored.
The Orioles have lost 29.8 units and are 20-38 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 22 of those games, compared to 34 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers.
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – UNDER
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Betting Notes
The over has hit in only one of Baltimore’s last seven games.
The Yankees have won four of their last five games SU while the Orioles have dropped 13 of their last 14.
New York has recorded 21.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 20.4 over its last five.
The Yankees have hit 20 home runs in their last 10 games. The Orioles have hit 11 over their last 10.
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