Orioles face the Yankees with 1-0 series lead

By Canadian Press on April 29, 2025.

New York Yankees (17-12, first in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (11-17, fifth in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (3-3, 3.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Gibson (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -155, Orioles +129; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the New York Yankees with a 1-0 series lead.

Baltimore has an 11-17 record overall and a 6-6 record in home games. The Orioles have hit 34 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL.

New York is 17-12 overall and 7-7 in road games. The Yankees are 8-2 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 11 extra base hits (five doubles and six home runs). Ryan O’Hearn is 11-for-31 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.

Anthony Volpe has eight doubles and five home runs for the Yankees. Trent Grisham is 8-for-30 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 3-7, .207 batting average, 6.99 ERA, outscored by 41 runs

Yankees: 5-5, .267 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 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), Zach 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: Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Trey Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Owen 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 Alan Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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