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The Toronto Blue Jays (59-49) bring a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the Baltimore Orioles (66-41) on Wednesday at 7:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays are favored (-125) to stop the streak against the underdog Orioles (+105). Yusei Kikuchi gets the starting nod for Toronto, and Grayson Rodriguez is Baltimore’s choice to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Orioles
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
- Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | -125 | 8.5 |
How Do I Watch the Blue Jays vs. the Orioles?
- TV Channel: MLB Network
Blue Jays Stats & Trends
Blue Jays Batting
- The Blue Jays average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 14th in MLB play with 126 total home runs.
- Toronto has the sixth-best batting average in the majors (.259).
- The Blue Jays rank ninth in baseball with a .329 on-base percentage.
- Toronto’s batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the eighth-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
- The Blue Jays have hit 56 home runs at home this season (1.1 per game).
- Toronto is slugging .413 with 2.9 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- The team is batting .258 with 446 hits (8.6 per game) at home this season.
Blue Jays Key Batters
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 21 doubles, 17 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .267. He has an on-base percentage of .344 and a slugging percentage of .444.
- Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 48th, his on-base percentage ranks 45th, and he is 62nd in slugging.
- Bo Bichette leads Toronto in slugging percentage (.492) and total hits (143) this season. He’s batting .318 with an on-base percentage of .350.
- Among qualifying batters, he ranks fourth in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging percentage.
- Bichette enters this matchup looking to extend his six-game hit streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .341 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
- Whit Merrifield is batting .300 with a .425 slugging percentage and 50 RBI this year.
- George Springer is batting .244 with a .312 OBP and 41 RBI for Toronto this season.
Orioles Stats & Trends
Orioles Batting
- The Orioles have hit 126 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- Baltimore’s .250 batting average ranks 16th in the majors this season.
- The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- Baltimore ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 Ks per contest.
- They’ve hit 69 homers, an average of 1.3 per game, in 54 road contests this season.
- In 54 road games this season, it is slugging .424 with 186 hits going for extra bases.
- In 54 road games this season, they have a batting average of .249 while averaging 8.7 base hits per contest.
Orioles Key Batters
- Adley Rutschman has an on-base percentage of .372 and a slugging percentage of .425. Both lead the Orioles. He’s batting .271.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, his batting average is 43rd, his on-base percentage ranks 18th, and he is 80th in slugging.
- Anthony Santander is hitting .259 with 28 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 41 walks. He’s slugging .480 with an on-base percentage of .333.
- He is 68th in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage and 37th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Gunnar Henderson has collected 82 hits, a team-high for the Orioles.
- Adam Frazier is batting .240 with 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 25 walks.
Blue Jays vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers
| Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) | Pitcher | Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 3 | W/L | 2 – 2 |
| 109.1 | IP | 62.1 |
| 3.79 | ERA | 6.21 |
| 1.280 | WHIP | 1.556 |
| 9.5 | K/9 | 10.1 |
| 2.7 | BB/9 | 3.9 |
Blue Jays vs. Orioles Injury Updates
- Blue Jays: Jordan Romano: 15 Day IL (Back), Adam Cimber: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Otto Lopez: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Chad Green: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bo Bichette: day-to-day (Knee )
- Orioles: Aaron Hicks: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Cedric Mullins: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Keegan Akin: 15 Day IL (Back), Austin Voth: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mychal Givens: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dillon Tate: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
