Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Angels meet in game 2 of series
Baltimore Orioles (5-9, fifth in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (8-5, fifth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Spenser Watkins (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, two strikeouts); Angels: Noah Syndergaard (2-0, 1.59 ERA, .79 WHIP, five strikeouts)
LINE: Angels -249, Orioles +205; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles meet the Los Angeles Angels leading the series 1-0.
Los Angeles is 8-5 overall and 3-4 in home games. The Angels have the sixth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .406.
Baltimore is 3-3 in home games and 5-9 overall. The Orioles have a 2-0 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout has three doubles, a home run and two RBI for the Angels. Shohei Ohtani is 11-for-42 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Anthony Santander has two doubles, a home run and two RBI for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins is 7-for-39 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 7-3, .253 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Orioles: 4-6, .209 batting average, 2.33 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Angels: David Fletcher: 10-Day IL (hip), Jose Quijada: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)
Orioles: Robinson Chirinos: day-to-day (face), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 10-Day IL (oblique)
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