Baltimore Orioles (18-26) vs. New York Yankees (30-13)
May 25, 2022 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -221 / Baltimore Orioles +180; Over/Under: +9
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The Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees meet in an AL East division matchup in MLB action from Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
The Baltimore Orioles will look to rebound from their 7-6 loss in extra innings to the Yankees in their last matchup. Trey Mancini leads the Orioles with 46 hits and a .293 batting average while Anthony Santander has team-highs of 7 home runs and 21 RBIs. Austin Hays also has 42 hits with 11 doubles as well on the year. Cedric Mullins also has 43 hits with 8 doubles, 5 homers and 16 RBIs as well this season. Tyler Wells will start here and is 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season.
The New York Yankees will look to keep the ball rolling after Tuesday’s win over the O’s. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 17 home runs along with 49 hits and a .317 batting average along with 8 doubles while Giancarlo Stanton has 43 hits with 11 home runs and a team-high 35 RBIs. DJ LeMahieu also has a team-high 9 doubles so far this season. JT Sears will start this one for the Yankees and is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 2 strikeouts this season.
Baltimore is 20-56 in their last 76 division games and 20-64 in their last 84 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog. New York is 4-0 in their last 4 home games against a left-handed starter and 10-3 in their last 13 division games while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 games against a left-handed starter.
I get the reasoning for the Yankees being favored here as they’re going to get that name brand respect. However, JT Sears is not a -200 pitcher in my opinion, and while the O’s have lost Wells’ two starts against the Yankees this season, he’s pitched capably and the O’s have been a thorn in New York’s side as of late. Give me the O’s +1.5 here.
