NY Yankees at Baltimore Orioles 9/6/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Beautiful Camden Yards will play host to a Sunday afternoon AL East Division battle between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. Last night, New York batted 0-for-9 with RISP and managed just six hits during a 6-1 road loss against Baltimore. SP Gerrit Cole (4-3) allowed five runs (1 ER) in six innings for the Yankees, who dropped to 21-18 on the season.

New York manager Aaron Boone will turn to thirty-one year old righty Masahiro Tanaka (1-1 3.38 ERA) on Sunday. Last time out, Tanaka allowed two runs in six innings during a 5-3 home victory versus Tampa Bay.

The Baltimore Orioles have dropped 15 of their 24 home games and are starting to fall out of playoff contention. On Saturday, SP Keegan Akin struck out eight batters over five plus scoreless frames and did not factor in the decision. OF D.J. Stewart homered twice for the Orioles, who are three games below .500 overall.

The Orioles will counter with thirty-one year old righty Asher Wojciechowski (1-3 5.17 ERA) in this contest. Through 31 plus innings, Wojciechowski has surrendered eight home runs and struck out 29 batters.