Yankees aim to break road slide, face the Orioles
New York Yankees (64-30, first in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (46-46, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Jameson Taillon (10-2, 3.86 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Orioles: Tyler Wells (7-5, 3.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -158, Orioles +135; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees travel to the Baltimore Orioles looking to stop a four-game road losing streak.
Baltimore has a 25-17 record in home games and a 46-46 record overall. The Orioles have hit 95 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.
New York has a 64-30 record overall and a 27-18 record on the road. The Yankees have gone 19-12 in games decided by one run.
The matchup Friday is the 14th time these teams match up this season. The Yankees hold a 9-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins has seven home runs, 27 walks and 36 RBI while hitting .256 for the Orioles. Ramon Urias is 13-for-33 with two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.
DJ LeMahieu is seventh on the Yankees with a .285 batting average, and has 14 doubles, nine home runs, 50 walks and 37 RBI. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 10-for-35 with eight RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 8-2, .251 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Yankees: 3-7, .254 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Felix Bautista: day-to-day (hand), Travis Lakins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Severino: 15-Day IL (lat), Ron Marinaccio: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
