New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles 4/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/14/2022 at 10:21 PM ET

New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles 4/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the New York Yankees open a three-game series on the road with the Baltimore Orioles. New York dropped to 3-3 following its 6-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. New York has lost two of the first three games of its four-game series with Toronto and will complete that series on Thursday. The Yankees are third in the American League East, one game behind Toronto and Tampa Bay.

Center fielder Aaron Hicks is batting .353 to lead New York. First baseman Anthony Rizzo is the leader in home runs with three, RBIs with seven and on-base percentage at .481. Right fielder Aaron Judge is the leader in hits with seven. On Friday, New York will send Jordan Montgomery to the mound. The left-hander is 0-0 with a 8.10 ERA, 4 Ks and 1 BBs.

The Baltimore Orioles dropped 1-5 following a 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Baltimore won the opening game of its three-game series with Milwaukee but was defeated in each of the final two. Baltimore is last in the AL East, three games behind both Toronto and Tampa Bay. The Orioles were swept in their opening series of the season by the Tampa Bay Rays,

Anthony Santander is batting .400 to lead Baltimore and the right fielder has a team-high .609 on-base percentage. Ryan Mountcastle is tied with two others for the lead in home runs with one and the first baseman is also the leader in hits with seven. Cedric Mullins is the leader in RBIs with six. On Friday, Baltimore will send Jordan Lyles to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA, 2 Ks and 3 BBs.

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The New York Yankees will open their series against Baltimore on the road Friday with a victory, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of New York's last five and in five of Baltimore's last six. Through the first six games of the regular season, Baltimore has a team batting average of only .201 and the Orioles have scored just 12 runs. New York has a team ERA of 2.89 and Yankees pitching is holding opponents to an average of only .204 at the plate. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win but our best play is UNDER 5-2.