Orioles vs. Blue Jays picks and odds: Count on Toronto’s overused bullpen to give up runs

The Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Baltimore Orioles to the Rogers Centre for a three-game series.

Toronto took three of four games in Baltimore early last week. The Orioles are five games behind the Blue Jays and 4.5 games out of a postseason spot.

The Blue Jays are going to use their well-used relief corps for the second time in four days. The last game featured six runs. Yusei Kikuchi is likely to be used in this game.

The Blue Jays have accrued 32 bullpen innings in the past week. All four games Kikuchi has pitched against the Orioles this year have cleared the nine-run mark. The Orioles' Jordan Lyles is coming off a nightmarish outing against Red Sox.

Orioles and Blue Jays have similar batting averages this season. Lyles has allowed a .284 batting average this year, but he's been more generous lately with a BA of .312 in seven starts since the beginning of August.

Orioles are 76-39 as underdogs this season. The Orioles are favored by 9 runs.