The Baltimore Orioles play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. Baltimore is 50-49 following its 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Baltimore won three out of four games over Tampa Bay in their series this week. The Orioles are fourth in the American League East, 16 .5 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
Designated hitter Trey Mancini is batting .271 to lead Baltimore and has a team-high .346 on-base percentage. Right fielder Anthony Santander is the leader in home runs with 17 and RBIs with 52. Center fielder Cedric Mullins is the leader in hits with 100. Baltimore has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Saturday's second game of a three-game series at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati dropped to 38-60 following its 7-6 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Cincinnati had 11 hits in the loss but left seven runners on base. Tyler Naquin hit a home run in the sixth inning for Cincinnati, and following the game was traded to the New York Mets. Cincinnati is last in the National League Central, 16 .5 games behind first place Milwaukee.
Third baseman Brandon Drury is batting .271 with 19 home runs, 57 RBIs, 91 hits and an on-base percentage of .332 to lead Cincinnati in each of those categories. Tommy Pham is second in home runs with 11. On Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander is 4-7 with a 4.48 ERA, 107 Ks and 39 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Baltimore is 15-5 in its last 20
- The OVER has cashed in 7 of the Orioles last 10
- Cincinnati is 8-3 in its last 11 at home
- The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Reds last 6'
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