Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/25/24, 3:58 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Yankees' magic number to clinch the AL East remains at 1 after falling to the Orioles 3-5 in Game 1. They lost despite Judge hitting his 56th HR. They were perhaps missing another HR in that game as the Yankees have an excellent 49-18 record in games where he hits 2 HRs or more.

The Orioles, despite the Yankees being able to get a nice lead to lead the division down the stretch of the season, win the series against the Yankees this season 7-4. Santander's bat has been essential, on Tuesday he hit 44 HRs while having a 512 SLG. Meanwhile, Henderson found another good offensive stretch of the season hitting 12-for-40 with 4 doubles, a triple, a HR and 4 RBIs.

Cortes is the Yankees' scheduled pitcher for the game, with a 9-10 record this season and a 3.77 ERA, but he has sublime numbers in his career against the Orioles, in 11 appearances against them he has a 2.20 ERA and a 5-1 record.

The Orioles will be underdogs for Wednesday's action, in that capacity and on the road they have a 13-14 record this season.

Elfin will be the pitcher for the Orioles, it will be the first time in the last 5 starts that his team is not the favorite on the betting sites when he pitches. In addition, he has allowed at least 1 HR in each of the last 3 starts.