Camden Yards has always been kind to the New York Yankees and that was evident last night when they smacked 5 homers and cruised to an easy 7-2 victory. New York will face lefty John Means tonight in the sandwich game of their 3-game set. Means (5-7, 3.42 ERA) is 1-5 in his last 10 starts with a 4.88 ERA and is 1-2 in his career against New York with a 5.81 ERA. Southpaw Nestor Cortes, Jr. (2-2, 2.70 ERA) will get the nod for the Yanks. Cortes is 1-0 lifetime against Baltimore with a 2.89 ERA and will be able to contain an already lethargic Orioles’ offense, who are expected to be without first baseman, Trey Mancini, and catcher Pedro Severino. The Yankees are 23-6 in their last 29 at Camden Yards and 5-1 in their last 6 road games against a left-handed starter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES