Blue Jays and Orioles meet, winner secures 3-game series
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Baltimore Orioles (68-47, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (52-62, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Thursday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer (4-8, 4.39 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (9-8, 4.56 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 119 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Orioles -116, Blue Jays -104; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Toronto is 27-29 at home and 52-62 overall. The Blue Jays have a 16-7 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Baltimore has gone 34-22 in road games and 68-47 overall. The Orioles have the top team slugging percentage in the AL at .453.
Thursday’s game is the 13th time these teams meet this season. The Orioles are ahead 7-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 29 doubles and 22 home runs for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 13-for-37 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Gunnar Henderson has a .287 batting average to lead the Orioles, and has 22 doubles, six triples and 29 home runs. Colton Cowser is 13-for-38 with two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .269 batting average, 5.75 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Orioles: 6-4, .280 batting average, 4.97 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (lat), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (elbow), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (concussion), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.