Yankees host the Orioles to begin 3-game series

Posted May 23, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles (17-25, fifth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (29-12, first in the AL East)

New York; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Jordan Lyles (2-4, 4.30 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (4-0, 2.89 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -327, Orioles +260; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees open a three-game series at home against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.

New York has a 29-12 record overall and a 15-6 record in home games. The Yankees have gone 19-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Baltimore has a 12-11 record in home games and a 17-25 record overall. The Orioles have a 12-7 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams square off Monday for the 11th time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 7-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has eight doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .318 for the Yankees. Joey Gallo is 3-for-23 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

Trey Mancini is fourth on the Orioles with a .297 batting average, and has five doubles, three home runs, 15 walks and 16 RBI. Anthony Santander is 9-for-43 with four home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Orioles: 3-7, .209 batting average, 4.26 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Joey Gallo: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Chad Green: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tim Locastro: 10-Day IL (lat), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Domingo German: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle: day-to-day (cramps), Spenser Watkins: day-to-day (forearm), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alexander Wells: 10-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 10-Day IL (oblique)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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