"The Dodgers (78-62), surprisingly, didn't resolve their offensive issues against Paul Skenes in the finale in Pittsburgh. Skenes tossed six shutout while Blake Snell allowed five runs in five innings and the offense did show some life in the ninth, but not enough to avoid opening September by getting swept by the last place team in the NL Central. Today, they open a weekend series against the last place team in the AL East, the Orioles."
"The Orioles (64-76) are the only team in the East under .500 and their -81 run differential is the third-worst in the AL. They had gone 2-9 in 11 games before beginning this week in San Diego but did the Dodgers a solid by sweeping the Padres, outscoring them 17-10. Baltimore's pitching was suspect coming into the season, and they have the fourth-worst ERA out of their starters (4.82) and the seventh-worst bullpen ERA (4.56) in baseball."
The Dodgers (78-62) were swept to open September after failing to solve offensive issues against Paul Skenes, who tossed six shutout innings, while Blake Snell allowed five runs. The Orioles (64-76) are last in the AL East with a -81 run differential and had gone 2-9 before sweeping the Padres 17-10. Baltimore's rotation posts a 4.82 ERA and the bullpen a 4.56 ERA, with Trevor Rodgers the only regular starter under 4.00 (1.39). The Orioles rank roughly 15th in wOBA, OPS, and wRC+ but have the third-worst strikeout and walk rates (23.5% and 7.7%). Tyler Glasnow draws the start for the Dodgers after a solid August but has been on the losing end of several recent starts despite decent peripherals.
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