Orioles at Yankees
The most one-sided matchup in baseball continues Tuesday in New York as the host Yankees look to continue their dominance of the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees slugged seven more home runs in sweeping a doubleheader to begin the four-game set Monday, running their phenomenal winning streak against the Orioles to 14 in a row.
New York has launched 59 homers in 17 matchups on the season, including 23 over the last five meetings. Gleyber Torres has led the charge with an astounding 13 long balls - three in the doubleheader - versus Baltimore in 2019, the most by any player in a single year against one team in the divisional era (since 1969). He failed to go deep in his one prior matchup with lefty John Means, who starts Tuesday for the last-place Orioles. The Yankees counter with Domingo German as he attempts to become the first 16-game winner in the majors this year.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, MASN (Baltimore), YES (New York)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles LH John Means (8-7, 3.36 ERA) vs. Yankees RH Domingo German (15-2, 4.05)
Means earned a surprising All-Star bid with a 2.50 ERA in the first half, but he is 1-3 with a 7.11 ERA in four starts since the Midsummer Classic. He failed to get through four innings in each of his last two outings, allowing a total of seven runs over seven innings in that span. The 26-year-old gave up four runs in 3 2/3 frames against the Yankees on Wednesday and is 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA in four games (one start) in his career against the Bronx Bombers.
German has won six straight decisions but has an ERA of 6.86 over his last four, winning at Toronto last time out despite giving up four runs (three earned) in five frames. The Dominican Republic native is 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA against Baltimore in 2019. Trey Mancini is 3-for-9 with two walks against German, who is 7-1 with a 2.19 ERA at home this year.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Orioles recalled RHPs Jimmy Yacabonis and Evan Phillips and LHP Ty Blach from Triple-A Norfolk.
2. Yankees 3B Gio Urshela had six hits in the doubleheader and is hitting .476 in 11 games during August.
3. New York SS Didi Gregorius has reached safely in 34 straight games against Baltimore.