O's game blog: Bundy faces Kluber in series opener

After taking two of three from St. Louis, the Orioles begin a four-game series against Cleveland tonight at Oriole Park, where they are 23-11.

The Orioles (34-34) went 5-1 against the American League champion Indians (36-31) last season.

Cleveland has won five in a row by a combined score of 40-13 after completing a four-game sweep of Minnesota on Sunday. They are a season-high five games over .500 and have tied their longest win streak of 2017. The Indians are 21-14 on the road and 2-4 against American League East teams.

Cleveland third baseman José Ramírez has a sizzling hot bat with a six-game hitting streak and they've all been multi-hit games. He is batting .593 (16-for-27) in this stretch with eight doubles, three homers and seven RBIs. Over his past 20 games he is batting .418 with 13 doubles, four homers and nine RBIs.

Right-hander Dylan Bundy (7-5, 3.29 ERA) makes his 15th start. He recorded a quality start in 10 of his first 11 starts but has not in two of his past three. Wednesday at Chicago, Bundy gave up five runs in five innings with all five runs scoring the first two innings. In seven home starts, he is 4-2 with a 2.38 ERA.

Right-hander Corey Kluber (5-2, 4.15 ERA) makes his 10th start for Cleveland. Over his past three starts, he is 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA with four walks to 28 strikeouts in 19 innings.

The Orioles and Cardinals combined to hit eight home runs (four each) in the Orioles 8-5 win on Sunday. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the total of eight tied for the second-most in a Father's Day game. The Father's Day record of 11 home runs was set in a 12-3 Tigers win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 18, 2006.

A total of 153 home runs were hit in the majors during the 46 games from Friday through Sunday. According to Elias, the total marked a new major league record for homers over a three-day span. The previous high was 141 home runs from August 12-14, 2016.

Orioles hitters lead the American League and rank second in the majors with a batting average of .306 with runners in scoring position. Trey Mancini leads the majors with a .459 (17-for-37) batting average with RISP. Adam Jones ranks second in the AL and sixth in the majors with a .391 (18-for-46) mark. Jonathan Schoop ranks third in the AL and seventh in the majors with a .388 (19-for-49) average with RISP.