New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles 9/15/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/14/2021 at 8:40 PM ET

On Wednesday, the New York Yankees play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Baltimore Orioles. New York is 80-64 following a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday in a makeup game. New York rallied from a five-run deficit in the third inning to pick up the victory and is tied for second with the Boston Red Sox in the American League wild-card chase one game behind Toronto.

Aaron Judge is batting .293 to lead New York and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with 33, RBIs with 82 and on-base percentage with .378. Second baseman DJ LeMahieu is the leader in hits with 147. On Wednesday, the New York Yankees will send Nestor Cortes Jr. to the mound. The left-hander is 2-2 with an ERA of 2.70, 76 Ks and 21 BBs.

Baltimore is 46-97 following an embarrassing 22-7 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Baltimore Orioles pitching staff gave up 44 runs in the final three games of a four-game series with the Blue Jays. The Orioles were off on Monday and Baltimore is last in the American League East 42 ½ games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.

Cedric Mullins is batting .300 to lead Baltimore and the center fielder has 29 home runs, 160 100 hits and an on-base percentage of .368 to lead Baltimore in each category. Third baseman Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in RBIs with 79. On Wednesday, the Baltimore Orioles will send John Means to the mound. The left-hander is 5-7 with an ERA of 3.42, 114 Ks and 23 BBs.

New York has dominated Baltimore, but the Yankees are struggling at the moment having lost eight of the last 10 and each of the last 6 when playing against an opponent from the American League East. Although Baltimore has lost each of John Means’ last four starts, the left-hander has performed well on the mound. Means has allowed a combined nine runs on 17 hits across 27 ⅔ innings. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 5-4.

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