This evening the Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles for the 1st game of their 3 game set.
Baltimore Orioles (34-32) @ Toronto Blue Jays (36-32)
The Toronto Blue Jays won their 2nd straight game with a 7-1 victory at home versus the Mets yesterday evening. Starting pitcher R.A. nabbed the win as he pitched 7.1 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 7 and walked 5 batters. He threw 120 pitches in the game. It was his 3rd win of the season. Reliever Liam Hendriks pitched 1.2 innings while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 2. Left-fielder Chris Colabello hit his 5th home run of the season. He was 1 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored. The rbi was his 24th of the season. He also struck out one time. Designated hitter Jose Bautista was 1 for 2 with 2 runs batted in. He now has 43 rbis on the season. He also walked twice and struck out one time. Shortstop Jose Reyes was 2 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 22nd of the season. He hit his 10th double of the season. He also struck out once. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The run batted in was his 46th of the season. He hit his 17th double of the season. He also struck out once. Center-fielder Kevin Pillar was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 32nd of the season. He also stole his 10th base of the season. He also struck out once. The Blue Jays had 10 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed Marco Estrada. Estrada is 4-3 with a 4.24 era and 47 strikeouts in 57.1 innings pitched. He’s made 8 starts this season. In his last start, a win on June 14th at Boston, he pitched 5 innings while giving up 5 earned runs on 7 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 3 and walked 3 batters. He threw 95 pitches in the game. He’s won his last 3 starts. The Baltimore Orioles had their 3 game winning streak snapped yesterday as they were defeated 2-1 at Philadelphia. Starting pitcher Bud Norris was dealt the loss as he pitched 6 innings while giving up 2 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 2 and walked 2 batters. He threw 84 pitches in the game. It was his 5th loss of the season. Reliever Darren O’Day pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out one batter. Reliever Brad Brach pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out one batter. 3rd baseman Manny Machado hit his 14th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 34th of the season. He also stole his 10th base of the season. Shortstop J.J. Hardy was 2 for 4. He hit his 4th double of the season. Center-fielder David Lough was 1 for 3. He walked one time and struck out once. The Orioles had 6 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed Mike Wright. Wright is 2-2 with a 4.13 era and 18 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched. He’s made 5 starts this season. In his last start, a loss on June 14th at home versus the New York Yankees, he pitched 4 innings while giving up 5 earned runs on 6 hits. He struck out 2 and walked 3 batters. He threw 104 pitches in the game. He’s lost his last 2 starts. This is his rookie season in MLB.
Toronto is 22-12 at home this season. They have scored 376 runs and allowed 293 runs on the season. Baltimore is 12-19 on the road this season. They have scored 295 runs and allowed 259 runs on the season.
This is the 10th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Orioles. The Blue Jays have won 6 of the 9 meetings this season. Including tonight the 2 teams face each other 10 more times this season.
Prediction: I expect the Jays to rake the ball against rookie starting pitcher Mike Wright.
Take the Blue Jays 1.80 (Bet365)
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