Guardians face the Orioles major series 1-

Cleveland Guardians (24-29, third in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (34-20, second in the AL East)

Baltimore Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Cal Quantrill (two-three, four.75 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) Orioles: Kyle Gibson (six-three, three.82 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Orioles -150, Guardians +128 more than/below is eight runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians meet the Baltimore Orioles with a 1- series lead.

Baltimore has a 34-20 record all round and a 16-11 record in dwelling games. The Orioles have gone 15-7 in games when they hit at least two dwelling runs.

Cleveland has a 24-29 record all round and a 12-14 record on the road. The Guardians are four-two in games when they hit at least two dwelling runs.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.

Prime PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins has 12 doubles, 3 triples and eight dwelling runs for the Orioles. Austin Hays is 12-for-37 with 3 doubles, a triple, a dwelling run and eight RBI more than the final ten games.

Jose Ramirez has 14 doubles, two triples and six dwelling runs for the Guardians. Josh Naylor is 9-for-33 with a double, a dwelling run and six RBI more than the previous ten games.

Final ten GAMES: Orioles: six-four, .233 batting typical, three.86 ERA, outscored by two runs

Guardians: four-six, .222 batting typical, three.23 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Cedric Mullins: day-to-day (groin), John Implies: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dillon Tate: 15-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Peyton Battenfield: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Triston McKenzie: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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