Orioles begin 3-game series with the Yankees

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New York Yankees (69-55, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (61-64, fourth in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (0-0); Orioles: Shane Baz (4-12, 4.00 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -118, Orioles -101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the New York Yankees to begin a three-game series.

Baltimore is 32-30 at home and 61-64 overall. The Orioles have a 30-11 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York has a 38-28 record on the road and a 69-55 record overall. The Yankees have hit 171 total home runs to lead the AL.

The teams meet Tuesday for the eighth time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 5-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Leody Taveras has 12 doubles, six triples and seven home runs for the Orioles. Pete Alonso is 18 for 38 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

Luis Garcia has 23 doubles, five triples, 24 home runs and 79 RBIs while hitting .278 for the Yankees. Trent Grisham is 11 for 40 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .273 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Yankees: 5-5, .201 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (hand), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Samuel Basallo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

Yankees: Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Kervin Castro: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg)

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