A series opener between the Baltimore Orioles (16-8) and Oakland Athletics (10-16) is scheduled for Friday at 7:05 PM ET, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The favored Orioles (-278 moneyline odds) play at home against the Athletics (+221). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Baltimore Orioles looking to Corbin Burnes (3-0), and Ross Stripling (0-5) answering the bell for the Oakland Athletics.
The Orioles won their most recent game against the Angels on Friday by a 6-5 score. Gunnar Henderson went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively. Dean Kremer picked up the win on the strength of 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out 10.
Yesterday, the Athletics beat the Yankees 3-1. Alex Wood was the winning pitcher after he went 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on eight hits while striking out five. Nick Allen paced the Athletics’ offense, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
Before this Orioles vs. Athletics matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Orioles (-278, bet $278 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+221, bet $100 to win $221)
- Over/under: 7.5
Orioles vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, April 26, 2024
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Orioles stats and trends
Orioles betting records
- The Orioles have entered the game as favorites 20 times this season and won 13, or 65%, of those games.
- Baltimore has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -278 odds on them winning this game.
- The implied probability of a win from the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 73.5%.
- Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 15 of its 24 games with a total this season.
- The Orioles have an ATS record of 14-10-0 in 24 games with a spread this season.
Corbin Burnes (Orioles probable starter)
- Burnes (3-0) takes the mound for the Orioles in his sixth start of the season. He has a 2.76 ERA in 29 1/3 innings pitched, with 29 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing four hits.
- In five games this season, the 29-year-old has a 2.76 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .202 to opposing hitters.
- Burnes has two quality starts under his belt this year.
- Burnes is aiming for his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 innings per appearance on the mound.
- He has given up at least one earned run in each of his appearances.
- He will take the mound against an Athletics team that is batting .201 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .344 (27th in MLB) with 28 total home runs (sixth in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (2.76), 11th in WHIP (.920), and 36th in K/9 (8.9).
Orioles batting stats
- No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Orioles, who have connected on 37 this season.
- Hitters for Baltimore have a combined .459 slugging percentage this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- The Orioles have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
- Baltimore is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 136 total runs this season.
- The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
- Baltimore has shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have been victorious in eight, or 33.3%, of the 24 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Oakland has played as an underdog of +221 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 31.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 12 of 26 chances this season.
- The Athletics are 13-13-0 against the spread in their 26 games that had a posted line this season.
Ross Stripling (Athletics probable starter)
- The Athletics will send Stripling (0-5) out for his sixth start of the season. He is 0-5 with a 5.34 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, the right-hander tossed five innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- In five games this season, the 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.34, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .322 against him.
- Stripling has one quality start under his belt this year.
- Stripling will try to go five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
- So far during the 2024 campaign he has surrendered at least one earned run in all of his appearances.
- He will take the hill against an Orioles team that is hitting .260 as a unit (fifth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .459 (second in the league) with 37 total home runs (first in MLB action).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 34-year-old’s 5.34 ERA ranks 74th, 1.570 WHIP ranks 76th, and 6.9 K/9 ranks 64th.
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics are sixth in baseball with 28 total home runs.
- So far this year, Oakland has the fourth-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.344).
- The Athletics are 29th in the majors with a .201 batting average.
- Oakland scores the second-fewest runs in baseball (74 total, 2.8 per game).
- The Athletics’ .273 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.
