Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles Prediction 8-2-23 MLB Picks
The Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays meet in the series finale of their three-game AL East division series in MLB action from Rogers Centre on Wednesday. Can the Orioles pull off another road sweep? Or can Toronto salvage something from this series? Let’s dive in and find out.
Orioles Win Again On The Road
The Baltimore Orioles continue to live up to their reputation of road warriors this season, as the most profitable road team in baseball and adding to those numbers with a 13-3 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday. The win vaulted the Orioles to 66-41 on the year, sitting 1.5 games clear at the top of the AL East. Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with 19 home runs and 62 RBIs as well as 103 hits and 28 doubles while Adley Rutschman has a team-high 105 hits and a .372 OBP. Austin Hays has a team-best .280 batting average and 99 hits as well for the O’s. Grayson Rodriguez will start for the O’s here and is 2-2 with a 6.21 ERA and 70 strikeouts this season.
Baltimore Orioles Team Facts
- The Orioles have won each of their last six games as road underdogs against the Blue Jays.
- The Orioles have covered the run line in each of their last six games at Rogers Centre.
- The Orioles have led after 7 innings in each of their last four games as road underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The Orioles have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six Wednesday road games.
- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Orioles' last four games.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Jorge Mateo ranks T8th in the league in Steals (25) this season.
Blue Jays Continue To Struggle With Consistency
The Toronto Blue Jays had a chance to really make up some ground with some positive showings in this series, but so far it’s been anything but as the Jays have gotten their behinds kicked in the first couple of games in this series after Tuesday’s defeat. The loss dropped the Jays to 59-49, sitting 7.5 games back of the pace in the AL East while clinging to the last AL Wild Card spot, just 1.5 games ahead of Boston. Bo Bichette leads the Jays with 144 hits and a .321 batting average along with 17 home runs, but is day-to-day with knee inflammation while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also has a team-high 17 home runs and 66 RBIs this season. Matt Chapman’s also contributed a team-best 33 doubles for Toronto as well as having the unfortunate distinction of leading the Jays with 122 strikeouts on the year. Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Jays in this one and is 8-3 with a 3.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last 11 games as home favourites against AL East opponents.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games as home favourites against AL East opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five night games at Rogers Centre against AL East opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in 11 of their last 16 games as favourites against AL East opponents.
- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last five night games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Whit Merrifield ranks 10th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.300) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 2nd in the league for strikeouts this season (1032).
- The Toronto Blue Jays are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and on-base percentage this season.
- The Baltimore Orioles ranks 4th in the league for doubles this season (204).
- The Baltimore Orioles ranks 8th in the league for RBI's this season (512).
Chris’ Pick
I have to stick with Baltimore here. The Orioles just continue to provide value on the road as they keep winning games and I’ve checked out on Toronto in this series. Grayson Rodriguez was a guy I was betting against often earlier this season, but since re-joining the Orioles’ rotation he’s lived up to the hype for the most part and I think he helps lead the O’s to a win here.
