Orioles square off against the Guardians with series tied 1-1

Cleveland Guardians (74-72, second in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (70-76, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Foster Griffin (15-4, 3.26 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 142 strikeouts); Orioles: Shane Baz (5-15, 3.91 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 145 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -112, Orioles -109; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Guardians are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Baltimore is 70-76 overall and 35-39 at home. The Orioles have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .316.

Cleveland has gone 38-33 in road games and 74-72 overall. The Guardians have gone 56-26 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Wednesday's game is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Guardians are ahead 4-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Coby Mayo has 14 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 58 RBIs for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 9 for 37 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians with a .294 batting average, and has 28 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, 51 walks and 60 RBIs. Steven Kwan is 11 for 39 over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 3-7, .201 batting average, 3.59 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Guardians: 6-4, .252 batting average, 4.05 ERA, even run differential

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

Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (hamstring), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

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