Athletics take on the Orioles with series tied 1-1
Baltimore Orioles (26-37, fifth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (25-41, fifth in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (5-3, 3.04 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (0-4, 7.20 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -128, Athletics +108; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
The Athletics are 25-41 overall and 11-23 in home games. The Athletics rank seventh in MLB play with 79 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
Baltimore is 26-37 overall and 14-20 in road games. The Orioles are 16-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom leads the Athletics with 14 home runs while slugging .480. Jacob Wilson is 20 for 42 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
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Jackson Holliday has nine doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 27 RBIs while hitting .263 for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 10 for 38 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 2-8, .268 batting average, 7.95 ERA, outscored by 30 runs
Orioles: 7-3, .248 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Denzel Clarke: day-to-day (shoulder), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Gunnar Hoglund: 15-Day IL (hip), Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Gio Urshela: 10-Day IL (hamstring), J.T. Ginn: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cedric Mullins: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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