Baltimore’s Iglesias puts 12-game hit streak on the line against Yankees

September 6, 2020 GMT

New York Yankees (21-18, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (18-21, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: New York: Masahiro Tanaka (1-1, 3.38 ERA) Baltimore: Asher Wojciechowski (1-3, 5.17 ERA)

LINE: Yankees 0; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Jose Iglesias is riding a 12-game hitting streak as Baltimore readies to play New York.

The Orioles are 10-14 against opponents from the AL East. Baltimore ranks seventh in the league in hitting with a .262 batting average, Hanser Alberto leads the club with an average of .320.

The Yankees are 12-10 against teams from the AL East. New York has a collective on-base percentage of .330, good for second in the American League. DJ LeMahieu leads the club with a mark of .410.

TOP PERFORMERS: Renato Nunez ranks second on the Orioles with 18 extra base hits and is batting .260.

Luke Voit leads the Yankees with 13 home runs and has 28 RBIs.

INJURIES: Orioles: Wade LeBlanc: (elbow), Alex Cobb: (undisclosed), Shawn Armstrong: (hip), Anthony Santander: (right oblique), Trey Mancini: (tumor), Austin Hays: (rib), Richie Martin: (wrist), Chris Davis: (knee).

Yankees: Luis Severino: (elbow), James Paxton: (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: (undisclosed), Tommy Kahnle: (forearm), Aaron Judge: (calf), Gio Urshela: (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: (left hamstring).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.