Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays meet in game 2 of series
Tue, Aug 9, 2022
MLB News (AP)
Toronto Blue Jays (60-49, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (57-52, fourth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Alek Manoah (12-5, 2.45 ERA, .99 WHIP, 119 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Bradish (1-4, 6.55 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -170, Orioles +145; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Toronto Blue Jays, leading the series 1-0.
Baltimore has a 57-52 record overall and a 32-21 record in home games. The Orioles have a 23-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Toronto has gone 26-28 in road games and 60-49 overall. The Blue Jays are third in the AL with 141 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.
The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Orioles lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Hays has 24 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Orioles. Anthony Santander is 15-for-41 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 22 doubles, 23 home runs and 68 RBI for the Blue Jays. Matt Chapman is 7-for-34 with four home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 7-3, .257 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Blue Jays: 5-5, .236 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (side), Jonathan Arauz: 10-Day IL (finger), Travis Lakins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Tim Mayza: 15-Day IL (shoulder), George Springer: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ross Stripling: 15-Day IL (glute/hip), Julian Merryweather: 60-Day IL (side), Tayler Saucedo: 60-Day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
