Everyone talks about the Yankees super team, but the Orioles have pursued them relentlessly all May and now in June. They have a winning streak of 5 games in a row and maintain a record of 17-6 against teams in the same division. the best in the MLB. This dominance over the division has been absolute and dates back to 2023, so the current leadership of the Yankees is by no means definitive. Rutschman is 4th in AVG in the AL with 304, very high for a catcher, and Mountcastle, Westburg and team star Henderson are all in the AL’s top 16 AVG. game 3 to Lopez for Braves and Irvin for Orioles. The Braves’ offensive problems appear to get worse as the season progresses.In Game 1 the offense was nil, only 5 hits in the 4-0 loss and Riley struck out 3 times going 0 for 4. The offense has gone from the most fearsome to average. “We’re not bunching anything together,” said Stinker about his team and Game 1 where they stopped 11 runners and went 0-9 with men in scoring position. this 9 game trip away from Atlanta left them 10 games behind the Phillies.
Lopez will pitch for the Braves, it will be the first time in his last 5 starts that he will not do so with the Braves as favorites. The Orioles’ Irvin has not allowed more than 2 ER in any of his last 5 outings. The Orioles have won 4 of Irvin’s last 5 outings where the left-hander is averaging 4.6 K per game. Braves have a good collective AVG against lefties but barely average 0.5 HR against lefties. Our prediction for Braves vs Orioles is: Orioles ML, -115 at DraftKings.
