The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees will play the third of four games in the Bronx on Wednesday night. The two teams are currently positioned in second and third place in the AL East Division. The pitching matchup on Wednesday night will feature Orioles righty Dean Kremer (8-4, 5.04) while the Yankees will start righty Randy Vazquez (1-1, 1.74) and will likely turn the game into a bullpen affair. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM EST.
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The Baltimore Orioles come into this critical series with the Yankees looking to hold off the Bombers in the AL East Division standings. The Orioles dropped two of three games to the Twins at home over the weekend, saving themselves from being swept on Sunday with a 2-1 win. On Monday night in game one of this four-game series with the Yankees, the Orioles fell 6-3 after jumping out to a 3-0 lead. The Orioles had 12 hits in the game but left eight runners on base and struck out 11 times. On Tuesday afternoon, the Orioles lost their second straight game in the series, 8-4. Baltimore has now dropped four out of their last five games.
The Orioles will give the ball to Dean Kremer on Wednesday night against the Yankees. Kremer comes into this game with an 8-4 record in 17 starts this season, including seven quality starts. He has given up 105 hits in 91 innings pitched with an ERA of 5.04. Kremer has a K/9 rate of 8.1 and a WHIP of 1.42. On the road, Kremer is 4-2 with an ERA of 4.50 in eight starts including three quality starts. He has a K/9 rate of 9.2 on the road, and a WHIP of 1.52. Kremer has faced the Yankees once this season, he has an ERA of 7.20 after going five innings and allowing five hits and four runs in an eventual 7-6 Orioles' win.
Key Injuries: 1B Ryan Mountcastle and C James McCann are out. OF Austin Hayes is day-to-day.