Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (24-27, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-3, 2.62 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (1-1, 4.23 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -155, Blue Jays +128; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 series lead.

Toronto has a 14-11 record in home games and a 24-27 record overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks fourth in the AL.

Pittsburgh is 13-12 on the road and 26-25 overall. The Pirates have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.87.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 10 home runs while slugging .404. George Springer is 8 for 41 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 13 home runs while slugging .560. Nick Gonzales is 15 for 40 with three doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .208 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Pirates: 4-6, .266 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Joe Mantiply: 15-Day IL (knee), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tommy Nance: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Chris Devenski: 15-Day IL (illness), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (foot infection), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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