Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | September 18

Jorge Mateo has 98 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when his Baltimore Orioles (75-69) meet the Toronto Blue Jays (83-63) on Sunday at 1:37 PM ET. The Orioles are the underdog (+167) in this matchup with the Blue Jays (-199). Alek Manoah takes the mound first for Toronto, and Dean Kremer is Baltimore’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Sunday, September 18, 2022
• Game Time: 1:37 PM ET
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Stadium: Rogers Centre

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Blue Jays average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 175 total home runs.
• The Blue Jays lead the majors with a .261 batting average.
• The Blue Jays’ .326 on-base percentage ranks fourth-best in baseball.
• The Blue Jays strike out 7.6 times per game to rank sixth in the league.
• The Blue Jays average 1.2 homers per home game this season (90 total at home).
• The Blue Jays are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .429 at home.
• At home this season the club averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .258.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in total hits (161) this season while batting .279 with 61 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying batters, Guerrero is 32nd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 44th, and he is 23rd in slugging.
• Guerrero will look for his 12th straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last 10 outings he is batting .326 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
• Bo Bichette has hit 24 homers this season while driving in 88 runs. He’s batting .283 this season.
• Among qualifying batters, Bichette’s batting average ranks him 26th, his on-base percentage 73rd, and his slugging percentage 25th.
• George Springer has 119 hits this season and has a slash line of .260/.338/.455.
• Springer has recorded a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto in OBP (.379) this season, fueled by 125 hits.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 151 home runs.
• The Orioles rank 21st in MLB with a .235 team batting average.
• The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .304 this season, which ranks 25th in the league.
• The Orioles rank 19th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
• In 73 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 80 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .390 in away games this season with 223 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 7.9 base hits per game and batting .232 on the road this season.

Orioles Key Batters

• Anthony Santander has a team-best OBP (.328), while pacing the Orioles in hits (129).
• Including all qualified hitters in the majors, Santander is 80th in batting average, 69th in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage.
• Cedric Mullins is slugging .408 to lead his team.
• Including all qualifying players, Mullins’ batting average puts him 56th, his on-base percentage ranks 73rd, and he is 85th in slugging.
• Ryan Mountcastle is hitting .243 with 26 doubles, 22 home runs and 35 walks.
• Austin Hays is batting .249 with 32 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 30 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers