Orioles-Yankees Preview

The division rival Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium.

Righthander Daniel Cabrera will take the mound for the Orioles to start this game. Cabrera is 4-1 this season with a 3.67 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Mike Mussina who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Mussina is 6-3 with a 3.99 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Orioles lost to Washington 2-1 as a -150 favorite last time out. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Brian Robert drove in the Orioles' lone run, while Jeremy Guthrie took the loss despite allowing only one run on five hits in seven innings.

The Yankees lost to the Mets 11-2 as a -160 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Hideki Matsui socked a two-run home run for the Yankees, while Chien-Ming Wang was roughed up for seven runs on six hits in seven 2-3 innings.

Current streak:
New York has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Baltimore: 23-20 SU
New York: 20-24 SU

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Baltimore's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Next up:
NY Yankees home to Baltimore, Wednesday, May 21

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