Orioles face the Blue Jays with 1-0 series lead

Baltimore Orioles (72-76, fifth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (73-75, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (7-13, 3.91 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Spencer Miles (6-2, 2.77 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 81 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -115, Orioles -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles face the Toronto Blue Jays leading the series 1-0.

Toronto has a 73-75 record overall and a 37-36 record in home games. The Blue Jays have a 26-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Baltimore has a 72-76 record overall and a 36-37 record in road games. Orioles hitters have a collective .316 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams meet Saturday for the ninth time this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 55 extra base hits (24 doubles and 31 home runs). Josh Smith is 4 for 15 with three home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Coby Mayo has 14 doubles, three triples and 23 home runs for the Orioles. Pete Alonso is 8 for 35 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .275 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Orioles: 3-7, .226 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonatan Clase: 60-Day IL (foot), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (back), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Christian Franklin: 10-Day IL (hand), Gunnar Henderson: day-to-day (foot), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (back), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

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