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Status: Scheduled
Orioles bring 1-0 series lead over Athletics into game 2
Baltimore Orioles (66-69, fourth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (53-82, fourth in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (4-14, 4.04 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 135 strikeouts); Athletics: Jack Perkins (3-9, 6.68 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles play the Athletics leading the series 1-0.
The Athletics have a 53-82 record overall and a 25-42 record in home games. Athletics hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL.
Baltimore has gone 32-35 on the road and 66-69 overall. The Orioles have gone 30-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zack Gelof has 13 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 38 RBI for the Athletics. Max Muncy is 9 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Pete Alonso leads the Orioles with 32 home runs while slugging .508. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is 12 for 38 with three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .258 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Orioles: 5-5, .219 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Jacob Wilson : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke : 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Kurtz : 60-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom : 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), Brooks Kriske : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner : 60-Day IL (knee), Mark Leiter Jr .: 60-Day IL (hip), Shea Langeliers : 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker : 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund : 60-Day IL (knee)
Orioles: Tyler O'Neill : 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle : 60-Day IL (foot), Colin Selby : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin : 60-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin : 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley : 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg : 60-Day IL (ucl)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Odds: Spread: BAL -142 O/U: 10 (DraftKings)
W @ HOU 7-6 L vs MIN 9-6 W vs MIN 4-2 W vs MIN 7-4 L vs BAL 4-3 F/10
L vs TB 3-1 W @ STL 13-1 W @ STL 8-7 L @ STL 7-5 W @ ATH 4-3 F/10
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