Baltimore @ New York preview

Last Meeting ( Sep 22, 2018 ) Baltimore 2, NY Yankees 3

The New York Yankees have wrapped up a wild-card berth and one of the burning questions in the Bronx is who would draw the start in a one-game elimination. The leader in the clubhouse is left-hander J.A. Happ, who attempts to remain unbeaten with the Yankees when he faces the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set.

New York clinched a playoff spot on Saturday but is trying to hold off Oakland for home-field in the wild-card game, which Happ is on target to start. Happ is undefeated in nine starts for the Yankees since he was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays at the trade deadline, posting a 6-0 record and 2.39 ERA. Aaron Hicks homered and delivered a walk-off RBI double in Saturday's 3-2, 11-inning win, while Luke Voit went deep again and has four homers along with eight RBIs during a four-game hitting streak. Cedric Mullins and DJ Stewart each had two hits and an RBI in Baltimore's 110th loss and have both hit safely in four straight.

TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, TBS, MASN (Baltimore), YES (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Alex Cobb (5-15, 4.90 ERA) vs. Yankees LH J.A. Happ (16-6, 3.62)

Cobb returns to the mound for the first time since leaving a game against Oakland on Sept. 11 after just two innings due to a blister on his right middle finger. He was in the midst of his best stretch of the season, going 3-1 with six quality starts in seven outings, including two six-inning stints against the Yankees in which he gave up a combined three runs. Giancarlo Stanton is 1-for-12 against Cobb.

Happ allowed two runs or fewer for the seventh time in nine starts with the Yankees, although he had to settle for a no-decision after tossing six innings of one-run ball (zero unearned) versus Boston on Tuesday. He beat the Orioles in Baltimore on Aug. 25, striking out nine and giving up two runs and five hits over six innings. Happ has flustered Chris Davis, who is is 4-for-25 with 12 strikeouts against him.

WALK-OFFS

1. Yankees RF Aaron Judge has a 32-game on-base streak versus the Orioles - the longest against them since they moved to Baltimore in 1954.

2. Davis has fanned seven times in the series and is 1-for-37 with 20 strikeouts in the last 10 games.

3. Voit is 9-for-19 with four homers and 10 RBIs in five games against Baltimore this season.

PREDICTION: Orioles 3, Yankees 2