Baltimore Orioles (25-37, fifth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (25-40, fifth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Charlie Morton (2-7, 6.20 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Severino (1-5, 4.54 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)

Orioles -122, Athletics +102; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics face the Baltimore Orioles with a 1-0 series lead.

The Athletics are 25-40 overall and 11-22 in home games. The Athletics have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .257.

Baltimore has a 25-37 record overall and a 13-20 record on the road. Orioles hitters have a collective .388 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.

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