Yankees vs. Orioles Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 1, 2026

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The New York Yankees (20-11) host the Baltimore Orioles (15-16) at 7:05 p.m. ET on Friday, providing a matchup between two top-10 power hitters. Aaron Judge has 12 home runs (first in MLB) for the favored Yankees (-172), while Gunnar Henderson is ninth in MLB play with nine dingers this season for the underdog Orioles (+144). New York has Will Warren starting, and Baltimore will send out Cade Povich.

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Moneyline

Yankees to win vs Orioles -172

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Yankees vs. Orioles betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-172)
  • Underdog: Orioles (+144)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have put together an 18-11 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.1% of those games).
  • New York has a record of 5-6 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -172 or shorter (45.5% winning percentage).
  • The Yankees have a 63.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • New York has combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times this season for a 12-17-2 record against the over/under.
  • The Yankees have covered 54.8% of their games this season, going 17-14-0 against the spread.

Yankees hitting info

  • Ben Rice paces the Yankees with 23 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .327.
  • Rice ranks fifth in homers and 16th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
  • Judge has hit 12 home runs to lead his team.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Judge ranks first in homers and 23rd in RBI.
  • Cody Bellinger has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 18 walks while hitting .241.
  • Bellinger brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .111 with a double, three walks and two RBIs.
  • Trent Grisham has a double, a triple, four home runs and 20 walks while batting .151.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The Yankees pitching staff is 11th in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • New York’s 3.12 team ERA leads all league pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.138).
  • The Yankees give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (26 total, 0.8 per game).
  • New York lost to the Rangers 3-0 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

  • The Orioles have entered the game as underdogs 10 times this season and won three of those games.
  • Baltimore has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +144 odds on it winning this game.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 41% chance to win.
  • So far this season, Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 20 of its 31 games with a total.
  • The Orioles have an ATS record of 14-17-0 in 31 games with a spread this season.

Orioles hitting info

  • Taylor Ward leads Baltimore with a .304 batting average.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Ward ranks 225th in homers and 149th in RBI.
  • Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs with nine while driving in 19 runs and slugging .481.
  • Henderson currently ranks ninth in homers and 37th in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Henderson heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
  • Adley Rutschman has collected 21 base hits, an OBP of .406 and a slugging percentage of .661 this season.
  • Rutschman has hit safely in seven straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .381 with two doubles, four home runs, a walk and 15 RBIs.
  • Jeremiah Jackson leads Baltimore in runs batted in (24) this season. He’s batting .270 while slugging .480.

Orioles pitching rankings

  • The Orioles strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
  • Baltimore pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.30 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • Orioles pitchers have a 1.419 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
  • The Orioles have allowed the 18th-fewest home runs this season with 36, or 1.2 per game.
  • Baltimore pitchers struck out seven Astros hitters while allowing 15 base hits in an 11-5 loss its last time out.
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