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Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/2/2021

Baltimore Orioles (37-67) vs. New York Yankees (56-48)
August 2, 2021 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -235 / Baltimore Orioles +212; Over/Under: -9.5
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The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. The Orioles look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Yankees look for a win after winning five of their last six games.

The Baltimore Orioles have scored 11 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Orioles have won six straight games when scoring four or more runs. Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 125 hits and 36 RBI while Trey Mancini and Ryan Mountcastle have combined for 189 hits and 117 RBI. Jorge Lopez gets the ball, and he is 2-12 with a 6.19 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Lopez is 1-3 with a 7.23 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have scored 10 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last 10 games. The Yankees have won four of their last six games when scoring three or less runs. DJ LeMahieu leads the Yankees with 103 hits and 39 RBI while Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela have combined for 179 hits and 90 RBI. Andrew Heaney gets the ball, and he is 6-7 with a 5.27 ERA and 113 strikeouts this season. Heaney is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA and nine strikeouts in his career against the Orioles.

The Orioles are 82-180 in their last 262 road games and 16-35 in their last 51 Monday games. The Yankees are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 Monday games. The under is 6-2 in Orioles last 8 overall. The under is 8-1 in Yankees last 9 overall. The Orioles are 17-39 in the last 56 meetings in New York and 12-39 in the last 51 meetings.

Jorge Lopez has been horrible lately, and he’s allowed 33 hits and 16 runs in his last 20 innings. Andrew Heaney hasn’t been much better this season, but he has a Yankees offense backing up him, a unit that’s picking up lately and starting to win games. The Yankees need wins to get back in the thick of the playoff race. Give me the Yanks and the RL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: New York Yankees -1.5

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