Orioles vs. Yankees Odds, Picks & Predictions

The Baltimore Orioles will visit the New York Yankees for the first of three games in the middle of the week.

The Yankees currently lead the American League with a 50-24 record. However, the Orioles aren’t far behind, holding a 47-24 record. While the Yankees lead the Orioles in the American League East, they’re only ahead by 1.5 games.

Therefore, with a sweep on the road, the Orioles would have a higher win percentage than the New York Yankees and be the top team in the American League.

The Orioles will start the series with Albert Suarez. He wasn’t expected to be in the starting rotation at the beginning of the season. However, he’s held his own after slotting into the rotation due to other injuries. Suarez has a 3-0 record with a 1.61 ERA on the season.

He’ll compete against lefty Nestor Cortes of the Yankees. Cortes has a respectable 3.59 ERA but is 3-5 on the season, the first game of this series will set the tone for the other two in the MLB standings games.
Check out the Orioles vs Yankees betting odds and picks for Game 1 of the series below. 

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Can Albert Suarez Get Lefties Out?

The Baltimore Orioles will throw Albert Suarez in the series’ first game. While his record and ERA look good, Suarez still struggles with lefties this season. In the last month, Suarez has faced 32 lefties and has allowed a .154 ISO with a wOBA of .315.

He’s also struck out 15.6% of lefties and has walked 18.8% of lefties. That won’t do against one of the hottest MLB teams.

Baltimore’s Ugly Offense

The Baltimore Orioles are playing good baseball. But they’re not hitting very well against left-handed pitchers. Over the last 30 days, the Orioles have hit a .098 ISO and wOBA of .256 against lefties using their projected lineup. The Orioles have also struck out nearly 22% of the time and have six batters hitting an ISO of no better than .95 against lefties.

Additionally, the Orioles have only three batters who have hit a wOBA of better than .288 against lefties in the last month.

It’ll be hard to trust Baltimore against Nestor Cortes, even with his recent struggles against righties, but there’s still reason to believe. We’ll discuss that thought process when discussing the Orioles vs. Yankees betting odds and picks below.

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Final Thoughts

Ultimately, the Yankees have more potential against right-handed pitching. The projected lineup has hit a .211 ISO and wOBA of .343 against righties in the last 30 days. Even if Anthony Rizzo cannot play due to injury, the lineup won’t be affected.

After all, Rizzo has hit a .056 ISO and wOBA of .194 against righties in the last month and has been the weakest link for the Yankees’ lineup.

As stated, Suarez is poor against lefties. Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo have hit righties well over the last 30 days from the left side. Soto has slugged a .433 ISO and wOBA of .515, while Verdugo has hit a .184 ISO and wOBA of .322 in the last 30 days against righties. Plus, you can never rule out Aaron Judge against any pitcher. He’s hit a .532 ISO and wOBA of .573 against his last 92 right-handed pitchers.

Meanwhile, the Orioles have struggled against lefties. However, with Cortes’ inability to get righties out, Baltimore still has some potential.

Adley Rutschman will bat from the right side. Over the last 30 days, the Orioles’ catcher has hit a .304 ISO and wOBA of .461. Plus, the Orioles will likely have more righties than lefties in the lineup. A matchup against Cortes could help the Orioles get out of their slump against left-handed pitching.

Therefore, we’d roll with the Over 8.5 (-122) in this Game 1 matchup for our MLB picks today. Make sure to surf all sports betting sites for the best odds for this market.

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