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Toronto Blue Jays (77-80, fourth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (76-81, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Wednesday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (3-8, 6.07 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Orioles: Chris Bassitt (8-5, 4.64 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)
LINE: Orioles -129, Blue Jays +107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles play the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead.
Baltimore has a 37-42 record in home games and a 76-81 record overall. The Orioles are 34-15 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Toronto is 37-42 on the road and 77-80 overall. The Blue Jays are 28-14 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams meet Wednesday for the 12th time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 6-5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 24 doubles, 40 home runs and 108 RBIs for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 13 for 38 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 33 home runs while slugging .458. Alejandro Kirk is 13 for 37 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .225 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored by three runs
Blue Jays: 4-6, .249 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Tyler O'Neill: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Bradish: 15-Day IL (lower abdominal), Luis Robert Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (back), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (wrist), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)
Blue Jays: Dylan Cease: day-to-day (shoulder), Brett Bateman: day-to-day (hip), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (back), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Rudy Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonatan Clase: 60-Day IL (foot), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (back), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
