<p>After taking the opener of this three-game series Tuesday night, the first-place Indians - err, Guardians - shoot for the series victory Wednesday night. Young Triston McKenzie and his 0.95 WHIP go for Cleveland here against veteran Jordan Lyles for Baltimore.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Wednesday's baseball betting lines opened Cleveland at around -160 over Baltimore, with an over/under of eight runs. Early betting action then goosed the Guardians 15 cents to -175.</p>
<h2>Orioles-Guardians MLB Betting Preview</h2>
<p>Cleveland grabbed the first game of this series Tuesday night, 5-1. Guardians pitching held Baltimore to just one hit on the night on the way to victory as a -140 favorite on the dime line.</p>
<p>Also, Tuesday's game played under a total of eight runs.</p>
<p>With Tuesday's win, Cleveland is 4-4 over its last eight games. At 68-59 overall, the Guardians lead the AL Central by a game and a half over second-place Minnesota.</p>
<p>With Tuesday's loss, the Orioles are 3-3 over their last six games. At 67-61 overall, Baltimore won't catch the Yankees in the AL East, but it also only trails Toronto by three games in the battle for the No. 3 spot in the AL wild-card standings.</p>
<p>Cleveland leads the season series with the Orioles three games to one.</p>
<h2>Wednesday's Pitching Match-Up</h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/330457&quot; title="Triston McKenzie Pitching Game Logs">McKenzie</a> is 13/23 on quality starts this season and three for his last four. Last Thursday, he allowed three runs and three hits through six innings of a 3-1 Cleveland loss to Seattle. And over his last four starts, he's allowed seven runs and 16 hits through 27 2/3 innings, with five walks and 29 strikeouts.</p>
<p>The Guardians are 14-9 with McKenzie this season, and that's probably a game or two worse than they should be, based on his performances.</p>
<p>In his only career start against Baltimore, back in June of this season, McKenzie allowed five runs and three home runs through seven innings of a 5-4 Cleveland defeat.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/40165&quot; title="Jordan Lyles Pitching Stats">Lyles</a> is 10/26 quality starts this year. Last Thursday, he held the White Sox to two runs - one earned - and nine hits through seven innings of a game the Orioles eventually won 4-3 in 11 innings. But over his two starts previous to that, he gave up eight runs and 14 hits through 8 1/3 innings.</p>
<p>Baltimore is 13-13 with Lyles this season, and that's probably a couple of games worse than it should be.</p>
<p>Over his two career starts against the Indians, both last season while with Texas, one good and one bad, Lyles allowed nine runs and 11 hits through 10 2/3 innings. The Rangers split those two games.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>Baltimore is batting .238 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .304 team OBP and a .392 team slugging percentage. The Orioles have also been held to a total of 14 runs over their last six games.</p>
<p>Cleveland is slashing .258/.317/.399 against right-handed pitching.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Guardians bullpen owns a 3.15 ERA this season, along with a 1.21 WHIP.</p>
<p>The Baltimore pen owns a 3.17 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.<br />
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends </h2>
<p>Baltimore is 30-37 on the road this season and 42-44 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>Cleveland is 33-25 at home and 47-44 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
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<li>The Under is 66-56 in Orioles games this season.</li>
<li>The Under is 63-58 in Guardians games.</li>
<li>The Under is a combined 28-21 with McKenzie and Lyles this season.</li>
<li>The totals are split 27-27 at Progressive Field this season.</li>
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