Guardians play the Orioles on home winning streak
Baltimore Orioles (9-10, third in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (11-9, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Friday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Chris Bassitt (0-2, 9.00 ERA, 2.36 WHIP, five strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (0-2, 6.38 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -139, Orioles +117; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they take on the Baltimore Orioles.
Cleveland has a 5-2 record at home and an 11-9 record overall. The Guardians have a 9-2 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Baltimore has a 3-4 record on the road and a 9-10 record overall. The Orioles have a 4-7 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
The teams play Friday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter has four doubles, five home runs and 12 RBIs while hitting .246 for the Guardians. Angel Martinez is 13 for 39 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Taylor Ward leads the Orioles with a .303 batting average, and has 10 doubles, 11 walks and eight RBIs. Jeremiah Jackson is 14 for 38 with four home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .261 batting average, 4.44 ERA, even run differential
Orioles: 6-4, .233 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)
Orioles: Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot fracture), Tyler O'Neill: 7-Day IL (illness), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (groin), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.