Baltimore travels to New York for inter-league play on Wednesday, hoping to secure a victory over the Mets.

For the Mets, Dillon Gee gets the ball, charged with keeping the Orioles hitters off the base paths. He'll face Brian Matusz, 5-7 on the year.



View Baltimore vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mets were listed as -140 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Mets rated this week at No. 9 and the Orioles sitting at No. 10.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 5 ranked National League offense (4.4 runs per game) against a Orioles defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 9 in the American League at 4.3 runs allowed per game. The Mets have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, almost the same as the Orioles have managed so far this season (8.5 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the National League's No. 11-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Orioles own the American League's No. 9 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Baltimore was a 5-0 loser on the road against the Mets. Bettors on New York at -143 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Baltimore didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Johan Santana in a losing cause, 5-0, against New York on Tuesday.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few Orioles at Mets trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games at home


Next up:
Baltimore home to Washington, Friday, June 22
NY Mets home to NY Yankees, Friday, June 22