Orioles and Yankees square off in series rubber match

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New York Yankees (18-12, first in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (11-18, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 5.26 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (1-2, 5.04 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -120, Orioles +100; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Baltimore has a 6-7 record in home games and an 11-18 record overall. The Orioles are 7-14 in games when they have given up a home run.

New York has an 18-12 record overall and an 8-7 record in road games. Yankees hitters are batting a collective .269, the best team batting average in the AL.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adley Rutschman has two doubles and four home runs for the Orioles. Ryan O'Hearn is 11-for-31 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .412 batting average, and has seven doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 20 walks and 29 RBI. Paul Goldschmidt is 13-for-38 with six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 3-7, .206 batting average, 7.62 ERA, outscored by 48 runs

Yankees: 5-5, .293 batting average, 3.21 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (neck), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zachary Eflin: 15-Day IL (lat), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (lat), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: day-to-day (side), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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