Orioles and Yankees meet in series rubber match

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New York Yankees (27-16, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (19-24, third in the AL East)

Baltimore; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (4-2, 2.91 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Bradish (1-5, 4.83 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 45 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -170, Orioles +142; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Baltimore has a 19-24 record overall and an 11-12 record in home games. The Orioles have an 8-4 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

New York is 27-16 overall and 13-10 in road games. The Yankees are 17-1 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The matchup Wednesday is the seventh meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees have a 5-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with nine home runs while slugging .402. Pete Alonso is 9 for 39 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice has a .310 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has nine doubles and 13 home runs. Aaron Judge is 12 for 36 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .223 batting average, 5.57 ERA, outscored by 22 runs

Yankees: 5-5, .247 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Grant Wolfram: 15-Day IL (back), Dylan Beavers: day-to-day (oblique), Heston Kjerstad: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)

Yankees: Jose Caballero: 10-Day IL (finger), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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