Beautiful Camden Yards will play host to a Friday night MLB clash between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles. The Athletics (49-83) have lost 40 of their 67 road games and own the worst overall record in the American League. On Thursday, Oakland RP Norge Ruiz surrendered a walk-off blast during a 7-5 road loss against Washington in ten innings.
Rookie left-hander J.P. Sears (5-1 2.28 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season for the Athletics. Through 43 plus innings, Sears has limited opponents to three home runs while posting a solid 1.11 WHIP.
The Baltimore Orioles have won seven of their previous ten games and trail Toronto by 1.5 games in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Thursday, SP Kyle Bradish (3-5) allowed two hits over seven innings to lead Baltimore to a 3-0 road victory against Cleveland. Ryan Mouncastle, Cedric Mullins, and Anthony Santander all hit solo shots for the Orioles (69-61).
The Orioles will counter with twenty-six year old righty Dean Kremer (6-4 3.24 ERA) in the series opener. Baltimore has won Kremer's last three starts and he has allowed just four runs over his last 20 frames.
Recent Betting Trends
- Athletics are 5-15 in their last 20 Friday games.
- Orioles are 10-3 in their last 13 during game 1 of a series.
- Orioles are 12-3 in their last 15 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 4-1 in Athletics last 5 overall.
- Under is 14-3 in Orioles last 17 overall.
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