The Yankees (71-55) and the Orioles (61-66) conclude their three-game AL East series tonight at Camden Yards. With wins in the first two games, New York has pulled to within five games of first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East. Baltimore opened the series sitting in the final Wild Card spot but now are 1.5 games behind the Twins for a postseason berth.
Last night the Yankees won, 5-3. Along the way, they may have gotten a little help from the umpires. More on that in a moment. The Orioles struck first in unusual fashion in the bottom of the first. Jackson Holliday stole home to give Baltimore an early 1-0 lead. New York answered quickly. In the second inning, Ryan McMahon delivered an RBI single that scored Jazz Chisholm Jr., tying the game before being thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. Moments later, George Lombard Jr. hit a sacrifice fly that brought home Spencer Jones to give the Yankees a 2-1 advantage. The Yankees extended the lead in the third when Ben Rice launched a 447-foot solo homer to right-center field, his 34th home run of the season. Baltimore responded immediately as Pete Alonso crushed a 423-foot homer of his own in the bottom half, trimming the deficit to 3-2. The game remained close into the sixth inning when Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers tied the score at 3-3 with a solo homer to left-center.
The pivotal and controversial moment arrived in the seventh. Alonso thought he had given Baltimore the lead with a deep drive down the left-field line. The ball clearly looked to tuck inside the foul pole but was ruled foul…even after review. Instead of taking a 4-3 lead, the Orioles remained tied, and the Yankees took advantage in the eighth inning. In the top of the eighth, New York loaded the bases and grabbed the lead when Lombard Jr. beat out an infield single, scoring Heliot Ramos. Moments later, Orioles reliever Yennier Cano uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Jazz Chisholm Jr. to score an insurance run and give the Yankees a 5-3 advantage. The Yankees bullpen closed the door from there. Brent Headrick earned the victory with a scoreless seventh, while David Bednar recorded his 29th save with a clean ninth inning.
Tonight’s pitching matchup features a couple of veteran righthanders in Gerrit Cole (6-6, 3.22 ERA) and Kyle Bradish (7-11, 3.65 ERA). After missing last season and the first couple of months this season following Tommy John surgery, Cole has been an ace over his last four starts allowing a mere four earned runs across 24.2 innings. As good as he has been, the Yankees’ bats have rarely supported him, though, as New York has lost four of his last seven starts. Bradish has also been stingy over the past couple of months. The righthander has allowed two or fewer earned runs in his last three starts and in five of his last six outings. The O’s have won four of his last six starts.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch: Yankees vs. Orioles
- Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Time: 6:35PM EST
- Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- City: Baltimore, MD
- Network/Streaming: MLB.TV, YES, MASN
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The Latest Odds: Yankees vs. Orioles – August 20
The latest odds as of Thursday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: New York Yankees (-120), Baltimore Orioles (+112)
- Spread: Yankees -1.5 (+134), Orioles +1.5 (-162)
- Total: 8.0 runs
Starting Pitchers and their Stats: Yankees vs. Orioles for August 20
- Orioles: Kyle Bradish
Season Totals: 133.0 IP, 7-11, 3.65 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 124K, 58 BB - Yankees: Gerrit Cole
Season Totals: 86.2 IP, 6-6, 3.22 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 92K, 19 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! Yankees vs. Orioles
- Gunnar Henderson, Pete Alonso, and Leody Taveras have each homered in their respective careers against Gerrit Cole
- Ben Rice is 4-10 including 1 HR in his career against Kyle Bradish
- Kyle Bradish has struck out 4+ hitters in 5 of his last 7 starts but only 3 in 2 of his last 3 starts
- Gerrit Cole has struck out 5+ hitters in each of his last 11 starts and 6+ in 6 of his last 8 starts
- After opening the month 9-28, Austin Wells is 0-8 over his last 3 games
- Pete Alonso is riding an 11-game hitting streak (20-42) including 6 HRs and 11 RBIs
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Top Betting Trends & Insights: Yankees vs. Orioles
- The Orioles are 66-61 on the Run Line this season
- The Yankees are 60-66 on the Run Line this season
- The OVER has cashed 64 times in games involving Baltimore this season (64-59-4)
- The OVER has cashed 52 times in games involving the Yankees this season (52-70-4)
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Expert picks & predictions: Yankees vs. Orioles for August 20
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