Orioles bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Guardians
Cleveland Guardians (50-26, first in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (49-29, second in the AL East)
Baltimore; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Logan Allen (8-3, 5.23 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Orioles: Cole Irvin (6-3, 3.45 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Orioles -144, Guardians +121; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles come into a matchup against the Cleveland Guardians as losers of four games in a row.
Baltimore is 25-15 at home and 49-29 overall. Orioles hitters have a collective .454 slugging percentage to lead the AL.
Cleveland has a 50-26 record overall and a 24-17 record in road games. The Guardians are 32-6 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Tuesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has 16 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs while hitting .278 for the Orioles. Anthony Santander is 12-for-40 with six home runs over the last 10 games.
Jose Ramirez has 14 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 69 RBI for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 17-for-40 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .273 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Guardians: 7-3, .274 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 15-Day IL (ucl sprain), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (tricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Eli Morgan: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.