The Toronto Blue Jays (73-59) meet the Baltimore Orioles (71-62) for a doubleheader Monday to open a 4-game set. First pitch for Game 1 from Oriole Park at Camden Yards is at 1:05 pm ET.
Season series: Baltimore leads 6-3
The Blue Jays started their 10-contest road trip with a 3-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend. RF Teoscar Hernandez hit the go-ahead single in the 7th inning and the Blue Jays now sit 2 1/2 games up on the Orioles for the final wild-card spot in the American League.
The Orioles, after putting up 13 runs in their first 2 games of their weekend series against the Oakland Athletics, were unable to get on the board in the series finale and lost 5-0 Sunday.
Blue Jays at Orioles projected starters
RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP Jordan Lyles
Gausman (10-9, 3.14 ERA) makes his 26th start. He has a 1.24 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 through 140 1/3 IP.
- Was 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA and .246 opponent batting average across 6 starts in August
- Is 6-3 with a 2.01 ERA and 1.04 WHIP over 12 road starts
Lyles (10-9, 4.25 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a 1.44 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 7.3 K/9 through 152 1/3 IP.
- Is 4-2 with a 2.94 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and .288 opponent batting average across 12 home starts
- Last start: 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 BB and 2 K in a 4-0 win at the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday
Blue Jays at Orioles nickname odds and lines
- Money line (ML): Blue Jays -170 (bet $170 to win $100) | Orioles +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Blue Jays -1.5 (+102) | Orioles +1.5 (-125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -102 | U: -122)
Blue Jays at Orioles nickname picks and predictions
Prediction
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2
Money line
The Baltimore Orioles have won game 1 of a series 9 of the past 12 times, including the 2 times they played the Blue Jays since the all-star break.
LEAN ORIOLES (+135).
Run line/Against the spread
The run line odds are very fair for the Orioles considering Baltimore is 34-10 ATS as a home underdog and Toronto is 18-29 ATS as a road favorite.
BET ORIOLES +1.5 (-125).
Over/Under
Toronto leans towards the Over in the game following a win. On the flip side, Baltimore leans towards the Under in the game following a loss. It’s best to AVOID the Over/Under here.
Follow Ethan Matthew on Twitter. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
BaseballHQ Fantasy Baseball
BaseballPress.com: Your source for every MLB lineup