New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | October 1

Adley Rutschman is only three hits away from his 100th of the season as his Baltimore Orioles (81-76) ready for a matchup with the New York Yankees (96-60) on Saturday at 1:05 PM ET. The Orioles are underdogs (+181) against the Yankees (-220). Nestor Cortes starts for New York while Baltimore will counter with Austin Voth.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Saturday, October 1, 2022
• Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees have hit a league-leading 244 home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
• The Yankees have the 15th-ranked batting average in the majors (.241).
• The Yankees rank fifth in the league with an on-base percentage of .324.
• The Yankees strike out 8.6 times per game to rank 18th in the league.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per game when playing at home this season (134 total in home outings).
• The Yankees have a .439 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club averages 7.8 hits per game and is batting .239 at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge has 174 hits and an OBP of .427 to go with a slugging percentage of .695. All three of those stats lead New York hitters this season.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Judge’s batting average ranks fifth, his on-base percentage ranks first, and he is first in slugging.
• Judge hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, a home run, 10 walks and two RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo has 21 doubles, a triple, 32 home runs and 57 walks while hitting .226.
• Among qualified batters, Rizzo’s batting average ranks him 120th, his on-base percentage 48th, and his slugging percentage 17th.
• Gleyber Torres has 132 hits this season and has a slash line of .253/.307/.445.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .260 with a .356 OBP and 46 RBI for New York this season.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles have hit 170 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
• The Orioles have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
• The Orioles have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.306).
• The Orioles rank 20th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
• In 79 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 92 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They are slugging .402 in 79 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .235 with 8.1 base hits per contest.

Orioles Key Batters

• Anthony Santander has racked up 138 hits, a team-high for the Orioles.
• Santander is 88th in batting average, 77th in on-base percentage and 38th in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in the big leagues.
• Cedric Mullins paces his team with a .321 OBP, and has a club-best .407 slugging percentage.
• Mullins’ batting average ranks 64th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 73rd, and he is 86th in slugging.
• Ryan Mountcastle is batting .248 with 27 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 41 walks.
• Austin Hays is hitting .253 with 33 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 34 walks.

Yankees vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers