The Baltimore Orioles will play the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of their series at Great American Ball Park on Friday night.
The Baltimore Orioles are 50-49 this season and have won four of their last six games. Baltimore is coming off of a series win against Tampa Bay, where they won three out of the four games played in the series. The Baltimore pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and a .255 opponent batting average this season. The Orioles offense has scored 415 runs with a .234 batting average and a .302 on base percentage. Austin Hays is batting .264 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI’s for the Orioles this season. The projected starter for Baltimore is Dean Kremer, who is 3-2 with a 3.06 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 47 innings pitched this season.
The Cincinnati Reds are 38-60 this season and have won four of their last seven games. Cincinnati is coming off of a series split with the Marlins, where they won two games and lost two games in the series. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 5.17 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The Reds offense has scored 431 runs with a .240 batting average and a .309 on base percentage this year. Brandon Drury is batting .271 with 19 home runs and 57 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Mike Minor, who is 1-7 with a 6.65 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP over 46 innings pitched this season.
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