The Baltimore Orioles (46-36) try for a three-game sweep over the New York Yankees (42-38) tonight on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.?
The matchup features two teams that appear to be headed in separate directions.?The O's have pulled to 2.5 games behind the first-place Red Sox while the Yankees have fallen to 5.5 back.
Baltimore boasts one of the best lineups in baseball, led by first baseman Chris Davis, who has hit a MLB-leading 30 home runs (including two in the Orioles 11-3 win on Saturday night).?
The Yankees' offense simply has not been able to withstand an onslaught of injuries which has suffocated the team's bats. Recent slumps from Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay have merely exacerbated their offensive woes.?
Through Saturday, the Yankees have scored 86 runs in the month of June, worst in the AL. The Yankees' .225 average as a team in June is second-worst in MLB.
In fact, the Yankees' run differential of -14 is the worst of any team over the .500 mark. The Bronx Bombers lack the firepower to hang around in arguably the toughest division in baseball.
The Yankees have lost four straight and are in desperate need of a win tonight. Unfortunately for New York, the Orioles have won the past seven games in which starter Chris Tillman (9-2, 3.72 ERA) has taken the mound.
On the plus side, Robinson Cano is 8-of-16 lifetime against the right-handed Tillman. The Orioles also get back second baseman Brian Roberts, who has been out since early April with a hamstring injury.
The Yankees send Hiroki Kuroda (7-5, 2.77 ERA) to the mound hoping he can put a stop to the losing streak. ?
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