Toronto starts series at Baltimore
Posted Sep 17, 2018 07:10:51 AM.
Last Updated Sep 17, 2018 07:40:52 AM.
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Toronto Blue Jays (67-82, fourth in AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (43-106, fifth in AL East)
Baltimore; Monday, 7:05 p.m. Eastern
PROBABLE PITCHERS: Blue Jays: Ryan Borucki (3-4, 4.26 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) Orioles: TBD
BOTTOM LINE: Baltimore and Toronto meet to start a three-game series. The Orioles enter the contest after a 2-8 skid in their last 10 outings. Baltimore’s lineup has 177 home runs this season, led by Trey Mancini’s mark of 23. The Blue Jays are 6-8 in Borucki’s starts this season. Toronto’s lineup is slugging .427 on the season, Teoscar Hernandez paces the team with a mark of .470. In their last meeting on Aug. 29, Sean Gilmartin earned the win in a 10-5 victory for the Orioles.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Smoak leads the Blue Jays with 120 hits this year. His .248 batting average is 46th in the American League. Randal Grichuk has four home runs and six RBIs while slugging .711 over his past 10 games for Toronto. Adam Jones leads the Orioles with 152 hits this year. His .285 batting average is 18th in the American League. Jonathan Villar has 12 hits and is batting .324 over his past 10 games for Baltimore.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .252 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by 17 runs. Orioles: 2-8, .235 batting average, 6.28 ERA, outscored by 34 runs.
ORIOLES INJURIES: The Baltimore Orioles placed DH Mark Trumbo on the 60-day disabled list with right knee inflammation on Monday, Aug. 20. The Orioles placed RHP Pedro Araujo on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain on Monday, June 11.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.
