Orioles-Yankees Betting Preview: A Pair of American League Contenders Set to Clash in the Bronx
Domingo German To Pitch for the First Time Since Tossing a Perfect Game for Yankees
Orioles Look to Get the Stagnant Offense Going Against Their AL East Division Rivals
Two of the top five teams in the American League will be getting together for a four-game series, with the Orioles heading to New York to face the Yankees. The Orioles-Yankees betting preview has the series opener as a near Pick’em.
Baltimore’s 23 road wins are tied for the second most among American League teams, with the Yankees 25-19 at home. The teams have split the first six games so far this season.
The Orioles are just 14-12, and the Yankees have been 12-14 since the start of June.
The Yankees had the second-best team ERA in the American League in June, with the Orioles having the fifth-best slugging percentage.
The series begins with Domingo German pitching for the Yankees for the first time since throwing a perfect game.
The Orioles hold down the top spot, and the Yankees are tied for second in the MLB wildcard standings in the American League.
The Yankees (+1600) are sixth in the odds to win the World Series, with the Orioles tied for eighth at +2800 in the championship odds.
Orioles vs Yankees
Location: Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Day/Time: Monday, 7:05 p.m. ET; Tuesday, 1:05 p.m. ET; Wednesday-Thursday, 7:05 p.m. ET
Streaming: MASN, YES, and Amazon Prime Video
Probable Starting Pitchers
- Monday: Tyler Wells (Orioles); Domingo German (Yankees)
- Tuesday: Kyle Gibson (Orioles); Clarke Schmidt (Yankees)
- Wednesday: Dean Kremer (Orioles); To Be Announced (Yankees)
- Thursday: Kyle Bradish (Orioles); Luis Severino (Yankees)
Orioles Look to Get Going
Baltimore has scored two runs or less in four of the last five games with the Orioles going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position in the first two games in July. Keep that in mind when it comes to the Orioles-Yankees betting preview.
The Orioles got three of their five hits in the eighth inning and scored what proved to be the winning run when rookie Jordan Westburg was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Baltimore had one extra-base hit over the last 21 innings in the series against Minnesota.
Five of Baltimore’s last six games played in July went under the total.
What’s Next For German?
It is hard to know what German will bring to the mound in the series opener.
He went from allowing 15 hits, five home runs, and 17 runs in 5.1 innings in back-to-back starts to throwing a perfect game the last time out.
The Orioles figure to pose more of a challenge to German than Oakland did when the Athletics failed to get a base runner against German.
The last time he faced the Orioles was in 2022, when German surrendered three hits and two runs in 5.1 innings of work. That needs to be considered when it comes to the Orioles-Yankees betting preview.
When looking at the MLB predictions, thirteen of the last 20 games played by the Yankees finished under the total.
Who’s Hot
- Felix Bautista, Baltimore Orioles P: Bautista has struck out eight of the last 12 batters he has faced, and he has given up one run in his previous 14 outings.
- Wandy Peralta, New York Yankees P: Peralta has allowed two hits and one run with three strikeouts in 3.1 innings in his last four appearances.
- Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles C: Rutschman is batting .292 with two walks over his last six games.
- Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees SS: Volpe is 13-for-26 with three extra-base hits and six runs during a seven-game hitting streak.
Who’s Not
- Kyle Gibson, Baltimore Orioles P: Gibson has allowed 16 hits and 11 runs in 7.2 innings over his last two starts.
- Billy McKinney, New York Yankees OF: McKinney is 0-for-14 with six strikeouts over his last six games.
- Cedric Mullins, Baltimore Orioles OF: Mullins is 1-for-17 and has struck out seven times in his last five games.
- Luis Severino New York Yankees P: Severino surrendered nine hits, two home runs, and nine runs in four innings in his last outing.
Orioles vs Yankees Injury Update
Outfielder Austin Hays is questionable for Monday’s series opener for the Orioles after leaving the last game with a hip injury. Catcher James McCann and pitcher Austin Voth could return sometime in July.
Outfielder Willie Calhoun and pitcher Nestor Cortes could be back later this month for the Yankees. It is uncertain when outfielder and reigning American League Most Valuable Player Aaron Judge will return to the lineup.
Orioles vs Yankees Betting Preview
Four of the six games between the Orioles and Yankees this season have finished over the total. Four of those games were decided by either one or two runs.
Four of those contests were won by the road team.
Kremer and Gibson, who are expected to start in the series for the Orioles, allowed 40 earned runs in 11 starts in June. German had a 5.67 ERA for the Yankees, and Severino had a 6.93 ERA in June.
The Orioles and Yankees are a combined 57-31 when listed as a favorite this season and 32-34 as the underdog. Baltimore is priced at -110 to win Monday’s series opener. Baltimore has covered 28 of 38 road games, and the Yankees are just 21-23 against the run line at home this season.
That said, the Orioles enter as the slight favorite at -110, with the Yankees fetching even money. The total is 8.5 flat.
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