Guardians start 4-game series against the Orioles

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Baltimore Orioles (9-9, third in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (10-9, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Thursday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Guardians: Parker Messick (2-0, 0.51 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -124, Orioles +104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles to start a four-game series.

Cleveland has a 4-2 record in home games and a 10-9 record overall. Guardians pitchers have a collective 4.06 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

Baltimore is 3-3 on the road and 9-9 overall. The Orioles have a 5-3 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter has four doubles and five home runs while hitting .259 for the Guardians. Angel Martinez is 13 for 38 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with 10 extra base hits (three doubles, a triple and six home runs). Jeremiah Jackson is 14 for 38 with two doubles, four home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .263 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by one run

Orioles: 6-4, .243 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)

Orioles: Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot fracture), Tyler O'Neill: 7-Day IL (illness), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (groin), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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