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The New York Yankees face the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a four-game series tonight at 7:05 p.m. EDT. The Yankees lead the AL East with a record of 20-11, while the Orioles are third at 15-16.

Baltimore Orioles (15-16, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (20-11, first in the AL East)
New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cade Povich (0-0); Yankees: Will Warren (3-0, 2.59 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -172, Orioles +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees open a four-game series at home against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
New York is 20-11 overall and 8-5 at home. The Yankees have gone 3-6 in games decided by one run.
Baltimore has gone 6-7 in road games and 15-16 overall. The Orioles have a 6-3 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has eight doubles, 10 home runs and 23 RBIs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 10 for 34 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Taylor Ward leads the Orioles with a .304 batting average, and has 13 doubles, a home run, 27 walks and 11 RBIs. Samuel Basallo is 11 for 35 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 8-2, .252 batting average, 2.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs
The Yankees play the Orioles at 7:05 p.m. EDT.
Will Warren is starting for the Yankees, and Cade Povich is starting for the Orioles.
The Yankees have a record of 20-11, while the Orioles are at 15-16.

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Orioles: 5-5, .244 batting average, 5.43 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Jasson Dominguez: day-to-day (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Volpe: 10-Day IL (shoulder)
Orioles: Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (illness), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.