Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | October 3

The Toronto Blue Jays are favored (-136) on the road against the Baltimore Orioles (+115) in the first game of the MLB campaign at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday. First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET. Toronto’s Jose Berrios and Baltimore’s Dean Kremer will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Monday, October 3, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Toronto Blue Jays hit a league-leading 262 home runs last season, averaging 1.2 per game.
• The Blue Jays had the second-best batting average in the majors (.266).
• Last season the Blue Jays were the third-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 5.2 runs per game (846 total).
• The club struck out 7.5 times per game, the least Ks in baseball.
• The Blue Jays hit 126 homers away from home last season (1.6 per game).
• The Blue Jays slugged .447 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
• The club batted .259 with 700 hits (8.8 per game) on the road last season.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had 188 hits and an OBP of .401 last season.
• Bo Bichette had an OPS of .827, fueled by an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .484.
• Last season, Whit Merrifield finished with 10 home runs, 74 RBI and a batting average of .277 last season.
• Teoscar Hernandez slashed .296/.346/.524 and finished with an OPS of .870.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles hit 195 homers last season, which ranked 17th in the league.
• The Orioles’ .239 batting average ranked 19th in the league last season.
• The Orioles scored 659 runs (just 4.1 per game) last season, which ranked 26th in MLB.
• The Orioles ranked 21st with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
• They hit 122 homers, an average of 1.5 per game, in 81 home contests last season.
• In 81 home games last season, they had a .443 SLG with 261 hits going for extra bases.
• They averaged 8.3 base hits per game and hit .251 as a team at home last season.

Orioles Key Batters

• Cedric Mullins racked up an on-base percentage of .360, a slugging percentage of .518, and had 175 hits last season.
• Ryan Mountcastle hit .255 with 23 doubles, a triple, 33 home runs and 41 walks.
• Jesus Aguilar hit .261 with 23 doubles, 22 home runs and 46 walks a season ago.
• Austin Hays hit .256 with 26 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 28 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers