Cobb is expected to start hosting Baltimore in Los Angeles

Baltimore Orioles (27-55, fifth in AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (40-41, fourth in AL West)

Anaheim, California; Saturday, 10:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Jorge Lopez (2-10, 5.92 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 73 strikeouts) Angels: Alex Cobb (5-3, 5.09 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Cedric Mullins and the Orioles will face the Angels on Saturday.

The Angels are 22-19 years old and live in their homeland. Los Angeles averages 4.7 RBIs per game this season. Shohei Ohtani leads the team with a total of 66 runs.

The Orioles are on their way from 15-29. Baltimore has a Team On Base Percentage of 0.301, led by Cedric Mullins with a mark of 0.384.

The Angels won the last meeting 8-7. Raisel Iglesias recorded his fifth win and Ohtani went 2-4 for Los Angeles with two home runs and three RBIs. Paul Fry recorded his third loss for Baltimore.

TOP PERFORMER: Ohtani leads the Angels with 30 homers and slug .694.

Trey Mancini leads the Orioles with 53 RBIs, beating .257.

LAST 10 MATCHES: Angels: 4-6, .241 batting average, 6.26 ERA, topped by 22 runs

Orioles: 4-6, 0.250 batting average, 6.88 ERA, exceeded by 20 runs

INJURIES: Angel: Luke Bard: (hip), Justin Upton: (back), Mike Trout: (calf), Dexter Fowler: (knee), Franklin Barreto: (right elbow).

Orioles: Bruce Zimmermann: (arm), Cesar Valdez: (back), John Means: (shoulder), Travis Lakins Sr .: (elbow), Hunter Harvey: (lat), Richie Martin: (wrist), Freddy Galvis: ( Quad), Maikel Franco: (ankles), Chris Davis: (back).

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The Associated Press created this story with the technology of Data Skrive and data from Sports Radar.

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