Blue Jays bring 1-0 series lead over Orioles into game 2

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Baltimore Orioles (26-36, fifth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (36-24, second in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Jordan Lyles (3-5, 5.10 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (2-2, 4.44 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -218, Orioles +181; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Baltimore Orioles, leading the series 1-0.

Toronto is 36-24 overall and 19-10 in home games. The Blue Jays are 22-6 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Baltimore has an 11-21 record in road games and a 26-36 record overall. The Orioles have an 11-5 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Tuesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 15 doubles and 10 home runs for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 12-for-43 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.

Trey Mancini has nine doubles, a triple and six home runs for the Orioles. Austin Hays is 11-for-41 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .321 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 35 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .221 batting average, 5.73 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Julian Merryweather: day-to-day (side), Matt Chapman: day-to-day (wrist), Andrew Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (finger), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tayler Saucedo: 10-Day IL (hip)

Orioles: Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (left oblique), Joey Krehbiel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.