Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 16 (8/16): MLB

Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 16 (8/16): MLB

Credit: photo by Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 7:07 p.m. EST
Blue Jays money line -230
Blue Jays run line -1.5 (-110)
Orioles money line +190
Orioles run line +1.5 (-110)
Over / under 8.5

 

Key stats

  Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays
Record 60-55 61-53
Road / home record 27-34 35-24
Last 10 record 6-4 3-7
Streak W1 L2
Over / under record 55-55-5 60-52-1
Runs / game 4.24 4.72
Runs allowed / game 4.19 4.29

 

Preview

The Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays will play the 2nd game of the series at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The Orioles got the win 7-3 in the first game of the series.  Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run home run in his return to the lineup, Ryan McKenna had his first three-hit game and an RBI.

Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles get here with a 60-55 record and have lost 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.24 runs per game. They're batting for .236 AVG, 483 runs scored in 916 hits and 117 home runs, ranking #19 in offense in the league behind the Arizona Diamondbacks. Anthony Santander leads the team with 20 home runs, 60 RBI and batting for an average of .261.

Defensively they are allowing 4.19 runs per game and rank #14 in the league. Jordan Lyles leads the pitching staff with a 4.48 ERA, 114 strikeouts and 9 wins recorded.

Probable Pitcher:

Dean Kremer (4-4, 3.69 ERA) will be on the mound for the Orioles in the 2nd game of the series. Kremer took the loss against Boston on Thursday, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six batters over 5.2 innings. He has a 0-1 record with an ERA of 11.32 and 8 strikeouts in 3 appearances against the Blue Jays in his career.

Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays get here with a 61-53 record and have lost 5 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.72 runs per game and they're batting for .265 AVG, have 533 runs scored in 1015 hits and 145 home runs, ranking #5 in offense in the league behind the Atlanta Braves. Vladimir Guerrero Jr leads the team with .285 ERA, 69 RBI and 23 home runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr is batting for .309 AVG.

Defensively as they are allowing 4.29 runs per game and rank #16 in the league. All-Star Alek Manoah leads the team with a 2.56 ERA and 124 strikeouts recording 12 wins for the Jays.

Probable Pitcher:

Alek Manoah (12-5, 2.56 ERA) will be on the mound for the Blue Jays in the 2nd game of the series. Manoah did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk over five innings in a 6-5 loss to the Orioles. He struck out five. He has a 2-0 record with an ERA of 2.96 and 34 strikeouts in 5 appearances against the Orioles in his career.

BETTING TRENDS

Baltimore are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Toronto.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games on the road.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games.

Toronto Blue Jays are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 9 games against Baltimore.

Prediction

The Blue Jays have struggled lately and have lost 7 of their last 10 games and 5 of their last 6 against the Orioles. For this game they'll send Alek Manoah to the mound who has struggled lately and the Blue Jays have lost in 2 of his last 3 starts including the 6-5 loss vs Orioles. The Orioles are back in businees and scored 7 runs in the first of the series. Dean Kremer will take the mound who has been up and down this season and has struggled against the Blue Jays. Manaoh dominated the Orioles the last time they met in Toronto so I expect him to have a strong start and the Blue Jays to win this game easy.

PICK: Blue Jays -1.5 (-110)

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