The Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians engage in a pitching duel

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The Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians engage in a pitching duel

The Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians are two of the most surprising teams of the year. They will face off in a pitching duel for the first game of the series.

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Justin Masterson has stepped up to play the role of ace in the resurgent Cleveland Indians’ starting rotation.

Zach Britton, meanwhile, continues to dazzle for the Baltimore Orioles.The emerging young pitchers square off as Cleveland returns home after a disappointing finish to its West Coast trip to open a three-game set against Baltimore on Friday night.

The Indians (8-4) had won eight straight - including the first four on their six-game trip - prior to suffering consecutive defeats to the Los Angeles Angels. After failing to get a runner past first base while managing one hit in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss, the Indians went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position Wednesday, falling 4-3 in 12 innings.

Cleveland starters finished 12th in the AL last season with a 4.54 ERA, but they’ve compiled a 1.88 ERA over their last 10 outings, including two sharp performances from Masterson (2-0, 1.35 ERA).

The 26-year-old right-hander limited the Mariners to one run and four hits while striking out nine in 6 1-3 innings of Saturday’s 2-1 road win.

Since joining Cleveland in the middle of 2009, however, Masterson has posted a 7.88 ERA while losing all three of his starts against Baltimore (6-5). Britton (2-0, 0.66) has also enjoyed plenty of success early in 2011.

The 23-year-old left-hander allowed four hits and three walks in 7 2-3 innings of a 5-0 win against Texas on Thursday after holding Tampa Bay to three hits and one run in six innings of his major league debut, a 5-1 victory April 3.

Baltimore, though, has been outscored 29-10 en route to losing four straight since Britton’s last start, including two road meetings with the New York Yankees after Tuesday’s game was postponed.

The Indians take the first game in their quest to have a winning season.

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