Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees play in game 2 of series

Baltimore Orioles (87-70, second in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (92-65, first in the AL East)

New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Zach Eflin (10-9, 3.53 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (9-10, 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles face the New York Yankees leading the series 1-0.

New York is 92-65 overall and 42-34 in home games. The Yankees have a 49-18 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Baltimore is 43-33 in road games and 87-70 overall. The Orioles have a 70-12 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Wednesday is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Orioles have a 7-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .323 batting average, and has 36 doubles, a triple, 56 home runs, 130 walks and 139 RBI. Gleyber Torres is 16-for-46 with two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with 44 home runs while slugging .512. Gunnar Henderson is 12-for-40 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .234 batting average, 2.67 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .215 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Jake Cousins: 15-Day IL (pectoral), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (groin), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (lat), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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