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The Baltimore Orioles (17-9) are -205 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Oakland Athletics (11-17) Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Athletics are listed with +171 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
Baltimore’s Albert Suarez gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Paul Blackburn.
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Orioles and Athletics Betting Trends
The Orioles are 14-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.6% of those games).
Baltimore has played as moneyline favorites of -205 or shorter in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 26 games this season and won nine (34.6%) of those contests.
Oakland has a record of 6-3, a 66.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +171 or more by sportsbooks this season.
In the 26 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Orioles, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 15 times (15-9-2).
The Athletics and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 12 of their 28 opportunities.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have the No. 3 offense in MLB action scoring 5.6 runs per game (145 total runs).
The Baltimore Orioles have hit an MLB-leading 41 home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
The Orioles’ .257 batting average is fifth-best in MLB.
Baltimore strikes out 8.1 times per game, the eighth-best mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 9.1 K/9, the sixth-best in the majors.
Baltimore’s 3.76 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 29th-most runs in the league this season with just 77 (2.8 per game).
Oakland’s 29 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .200.
Oakland is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking 28th with an average of 9.8 strikeouts per game.
The Athletics average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the majors this season.
Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.06 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
The Orioles are sending Suarez (1-0) to make his third start of the season.
Gunnar Henderson is batting .302 this season with a team-high nine home runs and 22 RBI.
Jordan Westburg has collected 28 hits this season and has an OBP of .360. He’s slugging .543 on the year.
Adley Rutschman leads Baltimore with a .324 batting average while slugging three homers and driving in 16 runs.
Anthony Santander has 22 hits and an OBP of .294 to go with a slugging percentage of .449 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Blackburn (2-1) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his sixth start of the season.
Shea Langeliers has accumulated a team-high six home runs and 12 runs batted in.
Abraham Toro is batting .220 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and five walks.
Brent Rooker is batting .207 with three doubles, five home runs and six walks.
Tyler Nevin has two doubles, a home run and five walks while hitting .277.
Orioles and Athletics Injuries
Orioles: Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Calf), Cionel Pérez: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Tyler Wells: 15 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Kyle Bradish: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics: Miguel Andújar: 10 Day IL (Knee), Zachary Gelof: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), J.D. Davis: 10 Day IL (Groin), Freddy Tarnok: 15 Day IL (Hip), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rib), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Aledmys DÃaz: 60 Day IL (Calf)
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