New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | October 2

Adley Rutschman is just two hits away from his 100th of the season as his Baltimore Orioles (81-77) ready for a matchup against the New York Yankees (97-60) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Orioles are underdogs (+162) against the Yankees (-191). New York’s Luis Severino and Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Sunday, October 2, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit a league-best 246 home runs in total.
• The Yankees are 15th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
• The Yankees are fourth in baseball with a .325 on-base percentage.
• The Yankees strike out 8.6 times per game, the No. 18 mark in the league.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per game when playing at home this season (136 total in home contests).
• The Yankees are slugging .442 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .242 with 627 hits (7.8 per game) at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge has 174 hits and an OBP of .428 to go with a slugging percentage of .692. All three of those stats rank first among New York hitters this season.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Judge is fifth in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .229 with 21 doubles, a triple, 32 home runs and 57 walks.
• Rizzo is 119th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 17th in slugging among qualified batters.
• Gleyber Torres has 134 hits this season and has a slash line of .255/.308/.447.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .260 with a .356 OBP and 46 RBI for New York this season.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles’ 170 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
• The Orioles rank 20th in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
• The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .305 this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Orioles rank 21st with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 80 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .399 in away games this season with 251 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 8.0 base hits per game and batting .234 on the road this season.

Orioles Key Batters

• Anthony Santander has racked up 138 hits with a .320 on-base percentage, leading the Orioles in both categories.
• Including all the qualifying players in the majors, Santander’s batting average ranks 88th, his on-base percentage is 77th, and he is 38th in slugging.
• Cedric Mullins has a .320 OBP while slugging .405. Both pace his team.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Mullins ranks 65th in batting average, 77th in on-base percentage and 88th in slugging percentage.
• Ryan Mountcastle is hitting .248 with 27 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 42 walks.
• Austin Hays has 33 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 34 walks while hitting .251.

Yankees vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers