Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees 4/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL East Division rivals will square off on Thursday afternoon, when the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees wrap up their series from the Bronx. The Orioles (6-12) have dropped nine of their first 12 road games and are sitting in last place. On Wednesday, Baltimore OF Anthony Santander tied the game with a two-run blast during the sixth inning of a 5-2 road loss.

Twenty-seven year old lefty Bruce Zimmerman (1-0 1.20 ERA) has been impressive through his first three starts. Baltimore is undefeated with Zimmerman on the bump and he has allowed just one long ball in 15 innings of work.

The New York Yankees are riding a five-game winning streak and have surged a half-game ahead of Toronto for the division lead. During last night's home victory, New York OF Giancarlo Stanton started the scoring with his 350th career major league home run. Joey Gallo also went deep for the Yankees (12-6), who improved to 9-3 at home.

New York manager Aaron Boone will give the ball to right-hander Jameson Taillon (1-1 3.07 ERA) on Thursday. Last time out, Taillon allowed one run in five innings during a 4-1 home victory versus Cleveland.