Orioles bring 1-0 series lead over Athletics into game 2

Baltimore Orioles (66-69, fourth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (53-82, fourth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (4-14, 4.04 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 135 strikeouts); Athletics: Jack Perkins (3-9, 6.68 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles play the Athletics leading the series 1-0.

The Athletics have a 53-82 record overall and a 25-42 record in home games. Athletics hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL.

Baltimore has gone 32-35 on the road and 66-69 overall. The Orioles have gone 30-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zack Gelof has 13 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 38 RBIs for the Athletics. Max Muncy is 9 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Pete Alonso leads the Orioles with 32 home runs while slugging .508. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is 12 for 38 with three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .258 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Orioles: 5-5, .219 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Jacob Wilson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Kurtz: 60-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner: 60-Day IL (knee), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60-Day IL (hip), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

Orioles: Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.