baseball

Orioles Friday night game thread: at Yankees, 7:05pm ET

Yahoo Sports

The Orioles and Yankees meet for the first time this season with the O’s looking to chase down the AL East leaders.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: Cade Povich #37 of the Baltimore Orioles in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 19, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images Where to watch: MASN/MASN+ Probable pitchers: LHP Cade Povich (1-0. 2.

19 ERA, 7 K) vs. RHP Will Warren (3-0, 2. 59 ERA, 37 K) After hovering around .

500 for much of the season’s first month, the Orioles travel to the Bronx looking to make a statement against the AL East leaders. Per Baltimore Sun beat reporter Jacob Calvin Meyer , the O’s have had an exactly . 500 record nine times this season.

If they want to make tonight the 10th time, they’ll need to best a Yankees team that is 8-2 in their last game and are a game and half up on the Rays for the best record in the AL. Looking to get the O’s back in the win column is recently recalled left-hander Cade Povich. The southpaw has been sharp in his two previous MLB starts this season, limiting the Pirates to two runs over 5.