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Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees: A series for the top of the AL East

The New York Yankees are hosting the Baltimore Orioles tonight at the Yankees Stadium.

The Orioles are in a great form

The Baltimore Orioles are second in the AL East with a 47-24 record. They are coming off a 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies winning that series by two games to one. The Orioles have a 3.07 ERA, a .216 batting average, a .283 on-base percentage, and 1.13 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Adley Rutschman leads the team with 80 hits, Gunnar Henderson is on top with 56 runs and is second in the league with 22 homeruns.

The Yankees have the best record in the league

The New York Yankees are on top of the AL East with a league-best 50-24 record. They have are coming off a 2-1 series loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have a 3.05 ERA, a .213 batting average, a .296 on-base percentage, and 1.17 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Juan Soto leads the team with 82 hits and 58 runs while Aaron Judge leads the league with 26 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Yankees are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games overall, 9-3 SU in the last 12 games against teams from the AL and 12-5 SU in the last 17 games played in June. New York has played over the total run line in 12 of their last 17 games overall, 4 of the last 5 home games and 5 of the last 7 home games against Baltimore. The Orioles are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games overall, 4-1 SU in the last 5 games against the Yankees and 10-2 SU in the last 12 games on the road. They have played under the total run line in 4 of the last 6 games played on Tuesday.

Prediction and Conclusion

The New York Yankees have another promising season, and the only team from the AL that is keeping pace with them is the Baltimore Orioles. They are only 1.5 wins behind the team from New York and will try to fill in that gap in this series. The Orioles are starting strong with one of their best pitchers on the mound. Albert Suarez is 3-0 for the season with a 1.61 ERA, 37 K, 44.2 IP, and 1.05 WHIP. The Yankees will go with Nestor Cortes, who doesn’t have that good of a season with a 3-5 record, a 3.59 ERA, 80 K, 87.2 IP, and 1.12 WHIP. The Orioles have won four of the last five games against the Yankees and will win the opening game of the series.