New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Picks and Prediction for Tuesday August 18 2026
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The Tuesday MLB schedule will get underway with a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles from Camden Yards. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Yankees (69-55) have won 38 of their first 66 road games and are sitting comfortably atop the American League Wild Card standings. On Sunday, All-Star 1B Ben Rice hit a two-run blast in the tenth inning to lift New York to a 4-3 road victory against Toronto.
Thirty-three year old southpaw Carlos Rodon (4-2 3.30 ERA) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to take the ball for the Yankees. Rodon, who has been sidelined since late June with an elbow injury, has struck out 52 batters across 46 plus frames this season.
Orioles Preview
The Baltimore Orioles are two games above .500 at home and are tied with Texas for third place in the American League Wild Card standings. Last night, Baltimore batters went 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base during a 7-6 road loss against Tampa Bay. 3B Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs for the Orioles (61-64). Baltimore DH Pete Alonso crushed his 28th home run and 1B Coby Mayo also went deep.
Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz will turn to twenty-seven year old righty Shane Baz (4-12 4.00 ERA) in the series opener. The Orioles have dropped Baz’s previous five starts and he has allowed 14 runs (10 ER) across his last 27 plus frames.
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Yankees vs Orioles Pick
New York OF Aaron Judge (rib) started playing catch on Friday and is expected to return sometime next month. Through 124 games, New York ranks 17th in OPS and 16th in runs scored. For the season, Baltimore ranks 16th in OPS and 13th in runs scored. Take the Orioles to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 5-3.
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