PREVIEW: Orioles at Reds CINCINNATI (Interstat) — The Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, two teams hovering near the .500 mark, open a three-game series Friday night at Great American Ball Park. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. EDT under clear skies with a forecast temperature of 89 degrees. Baltimore (40-48) arrives having won two of its last three, including a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Right-hander Dean Kremer (4-5, 4.12 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Orioles. Kremer earned the win in that game, allowing one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts over six innings. The Orioles have lost seven of their last 10 games overall. Cincinnati (40-46) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-2 win at Milwaukee on Thursday. The Reds have dropped six of their last nine. Right-hander Chase Burns (5-3, 3.18 ERA) is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati. Burns has won his last five starts, most recently allowing two earned runs over six innings with four strikeouts against the Brewers. He has recorded at least seven strikeouts in three of those five outings. Burns, a 23-year-old rookie, has been a bright spot for the Reds, posting a 2.57 ERA over his last four starts and holding opponents to a .219 batting average. Baltimore is projected as a slight favorite, listed at -1.5 on the run line. The over/under is set at 10 runs. A game simulator projects a 4-3 Orioles victory. NOTABLE: Baltimore’s Leody Taveras homered and drove in a run in Wednesday’s win. … Cincinnati catcher Jose Trevino went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in Thursday’s victory. … The Orioles are 17-26 on the road this season. The Reds are 21-19 at home.