Thursday's Orioles vs. Blue Jays game has a first pitch set for 7:07 PM ET from the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Orioles are 68-47 this season and are starting Dean Kremer. The Blue Jays are 52-62 and will have Kevin Gausman on the mound.
Baltimore is currently favored on the money line, with oddsmakers listing them at -116 compared to the Blue Jays at -102. The over/under line is at 9 runs, and the game can be seen on MASN.
Baltimore vs. Toronto Matchup At A Glance
- Teams: Orioles at Blue Jays
- Where: Rogers Centre Toronto
- Date: Thursday, August 8th
- Betting Odds BAL -116 | TOR -102 O/U 9
Orioles vs Blue Jays Last Game Recap
Baltimore cruised to a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays in the most recent game of this series. The Orioles had a huge 1st inning, scoring two of their three runs. As for the Blue Jays, they scored their first run in the 2nd and added their final two runs in the 7th.
Trevor Rogers got the win for the Orioles, going five innings and giving up two earned runs. He finished the game with just two strikeouts and allowed two homers. On the other side, Bowden Francis only went five innings for the Blue Jays, giving up two earned runs on three hits.
Anthony Santander and Jackson Holliday each homered for the Orioles, while Eloy Jimenez went 2/4 with two RBIs. Leo Jimenez had a three-hit game for the Blue Jays.
Orioles Preview
With a 34-22 road record, the Orioles have been a good team to back on the run line away from home, where they are 33-23. Baltimore is 15-7 vs. the run line as underdogs and has an average run margin of 3.8 in their wins. The Orioles are 56-37 straight-up as favorites this season.
Baltimore is tied with the Yankees for the AL East lead with a 68-47 overall record. Their over/under record for the season is 64-41, and the O/U record in games with a total of 9 runs is 13-12-3. The average run total in Orioles games this season is 9.4 runs per game.
Right-hander Dean Kremer is on the mound for the Orioles today as he faces the Blue Jays on the road. He has made 15 starts this year and has a record of 4-8 with an ERA of 4.39. Kremer's WHIP for the season is currently 1.25. In his 15 appearances, he has turned in four quality starts. Looking back at his last outing, Kremer took the loss after giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had given up three earned runs in three straight starts. Opponents are batting .225 off Kremer this season.
Heading into today's game, the Orioles are the top home run hitting team in the league and are also 1st in slugging percentage and isolated power. Overall, they are 3rd in the league in runs scored, averaging 5.1 runs per game. This number goes up to 5.3 runs per game when they are on the road. As a team, they are batting .255, which is the 6th best mark in the league.
Anthony Santander has been on a tear of late, going 13/41 (.317) with five homers over his last 10 games. For the season, he is batting .248 with 34 homers, which is 2nd in the league. Gunnar Henderson is batting .287 for the season and is 2nd on the team with 29 homers.
Blue Jays Preview
Overall, the Blue Jays are 52-62 and 15.5 games behind the Orioles in the AL East. They are currently tied 1-1 in their series vs. the Orioles and have a 4-6 record in their last ten games. The average total in their games this season is 9 runs, and their over/under record is 62-49.
As the favorite, Toronto has a 33-24 straight-up record, but they are 19-38 as underdogs. Against the run line, they are 35-23 on the road but just 19-37 at home. The Blue Jays have an average run line of 3.1 runs in wins and 4.0 runs in losses this season.
Kevin Gausman will be looking to bounce back from his last outing, where he finished with a no-decision against the Yankees. In that start, he went 4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs, and two home runs. Looking back further, Gausman had picked up the win in three straight outings before this no-decision. His ERA for the season is 4.56, along with a record of 9-8. Gausman's WHIP for the season is 1.30. This year, he has two complete games and one shutout. The right-hander has a batting average allowed of .248 and 10 quality starts.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been on a tear of late for the Blue Jays, going 9/21 in his last six games with a home run. He is also batting .317 for the season and leads the team with 72 RBIs. George Springer and Daulton Varsho are tied for 2nd on the team with 13 homers, but Springer is batting just .224 for the season, and Varsho is even worse at .203.
As a team, the Blue Jays are 24th in scoring at 4.1 runs per game. They have been a bit better on the road, averaging 4.2 runs per contest. Overall, they are batting .241 (13th) and have the league's 22nd home run total. Currently, Toronto has three players on a hitting streak, with Guerrero Jr. leading the way at 19 games.
Orioles vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Blue Jays ML -102
Our pick for today's Orioles vs. Blue Jays matchup is to take the Blue Jays on the money line at -102. We have the Blue Jays winning this one by a score of 6-5, and with the payout being essentially even money, this is the route we recommend going.
Looking at the starting pitchers, our projections have Kevin Gausman finishing with more strikeouts than Dean Kremer and also going deeper into the game. Our projections have Gausman finishing with six K's compared to Kremer with four.
