Yankees vs. Orioles Pick
Who will take the series finale when the New York Yankees play at the Baltimore Orioles Thursday afternoon at 1:35PM EST?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Orioles are set as a -116 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Yankees are a -104 underdog, while the over-under is 9.
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Pitching for New York will be Sonny Gray (8-9, 3.36 ERA), while Baltimore turns to Kevin Gausman (10-9, 4.79). Gray carries a 1.16 WHIP with 129 strikeouts in 134 innings. He allowed four earned runs on five hits with nine strikeouts and a walk in a 4-1 home loss to Boston his last start. Gray has a 3.76 ERA in nine road starts. Gausman holds a 1.57 WHIP with 148 strikeouts over 157 1/3 innings. He has thrown a combined 13 2/3 innings of shutout baseball his last two starts, giving up nine hits while striking out 13 and walking four. Gausman has a 4.68 ERA in 15 home starts.
New York enters with a 74-64 and 34-37 on the road, while Baltimore is 71-68 and 44-29 at home. The Yankees have won six of the last 10 meetings, while the total has gone over nine times.
On Tuesday, the Orioles rallied in the ninth inning and won 7-6 on a walk-off two-run homer by Manny Machado. It was the second home run of the night for Machado and his MLB-leading third walk-off homer of the season. Jonathan Schoop was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two runs. Trey Mancini went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Mark Trumbo added a two-run homer. Zach Britton picked up the win in relief. Starlin Castro finished 2-for-4 with a run for the Yankees. Didi Gregorius went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run and two RBIs. Jacoby Ellsbury was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Dellin Betances suffered the loss in relief.
Both pitchers have been very good of late, but there is something about a team faltering the day after winning a game in dramatic fashion. It’s not foolproof, but the Yankees. need wins to stay in the AL Central race and we’re going to say Gray puts them on his back.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -104