Blue Jays vs. Orioles Game 1 picks and odds: Baltimore brings value into doubleheader

Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles play a straight doubleheader on Monday.

Toronto is up 2.5 games on the Orioles in the AL's third wild-card spot.

The Orioles are 6-3 straight up and 7-2 on the run line in their nine head-to-head meetings in 2022. The Orioles have covered the line 11 of their past 15 games. Toronto has some momentum after sweeping the Pirates. The Blue Jays missed the playoffs by one game last year.

Orioles are +150 moneyline favorite against Toronto. Kevin Gausman has a 3.48 ERA in his past seven games. Michael Baumann has never started in the majors, but he's built up to handle a standard starter's workload in Triple-A.

The Blue Jays haven't scored a first-inning run in nine consecutive games. Gausman has a 1.80 ERA in the first inning and has held opponents scoreless in that inning in six of his past seven starts.