Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays 8/15/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Baltimore Orioles (59-55) will slug it out against the Toronto Blue Jays (61-52) in Game 1 of 3 of the AL East Division at Rogers Center in Toronto on Sunday at 7:07 PM ET.

Baltimore fell to 4th place at 59-55 in the AL East Division with a .518 team percentage and 12.5 contests behind first place after accumulating 483 runs while giving away 478 for a +5 run difference this year.

The Orioles need a win in this match-up after losing the last two installments of a series versus the Tampa Bay Rays at 2-8 & 1-4 in that order.

SS Jorge Mateo owned the solo run scored on one hit for Baltimore while starter Jordan Lyles allowed 5 hits, 4 earned runs, and 2 walks but wrung up 9 Tampa Bay hitters after pitching for 4.1 frames in the losing effort.

RF Anthony Santander knocked 20 balls outside the park while driving a team-high 60 RBIs and averages .261 at the plate in augmenting the offense for the Orioles this year.

1B Trey Mancini contributed a batting average of .268, an on-base percentage of .347, and slugging .404 in reinforcing the offense for Baltimore.

Right-handed Pitcher Kyle Bradish (1-4, 6.42 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 62 Ks) will be starting for the Orioles in the series opener against the Blue Jays on Monday.

Bradish gave up 77 hits, 23 free bases, and 13 homers in pitching for 61.2 innings in the majors this season.

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Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 8/15/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays took 2nd place at 61-52 in the American League East Division with a team percentage of .540 and 10 matches behind first place after tallying 533 runs while allowing 485 for a run difference of +48 throughout the season.

The Blue Jays will try to bounce back in coming to this match-up facing the Orioles on Monday after losing the final round of a series to the Guardians at 2-7 on Sunday.

LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led the offense for Toronto after scoring one run on a triple in 4 at-bats while SP Kevin Gausman pitched for 4.2 innings with 9 hits, 5 earned runs, and one walk allowed but struck out 5 Cleveland hitters in the loss.

Third Baseman Matt Chapman powered the offense for the Blue Jays with 23 dingers, 60 RBIs, and a batting average of .239 recorded this year while 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pitched in a team-high 69 RBIs with 23 home runs and a .284 batting average for Toronto.

LF Lourdes Gurriel marked an average of .308 at the plate with an OBP at .359 and a slugging percentage of .419 for the season.

The Toronto ball club will counter with southpaw Yusei Kikuchi (4-6, 5.13 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 88 Ks) to take on the mound to start versus Baltimore on Monday evening.

The left-handed thrower yielded 72 hits, 18 long balls, and 46 free bases after pitching for 79.0 frames in pro baseball this year.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Toronto -154. The Blue Jays are the stronger team in this match-up with 8 wins out of 11 outings at home while winning seven of their last 10 matches against a right-handed starter.

The Orioles will be sending a struggling starter in Kyle Bradish after conceding three runs on five hits in just 5-1/3 innings pitched versus Toronto. Prediction: The Toronto Blue Jays will win 8-4.

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