This is a 10* AL EAST TOW on the UNDER Yanks/Orioles.

I'm expecting a duel here in the opener of this AL East series. This is the first series between the clubs this season.

New York is 19-10 and Baltimore is 17-10. The Yanks have seen the total fly OVER the number in three straight after yesterday's 15-5 win at Milwaukee. The Yanks have scored 30 runs over their last two games, but note that New York has in fact seen the total go UNDER the number in seven of its last ten after playing to three or more straight OVERS in a row.

Baltimore lost two of three to the A's here over the weekend, including yesterday's contest by a score of 7-6. Note that the Orioles have in fact seen the total dip below the number in three of their last four off an upset home loss as a fav.

We have two solid starters going head-to-head, and I'm expecting each to battle deep.

Clark Schmidt (2-0, 3.55 ERA) gets the call for the Yanks, while Grayson Rodriguez (3-1, 4.45) counters for the home side.

While each side has played to several higher-scoring games of late, the opener of this one finally points to much more of a lower-scoring "duel."

The play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP