Blue Jays and Orioles meet to determine series winner

Baltimore Orioles (72-77, fifth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (74-75, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (10-9, 4.15 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 138 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (10-5, 2.40 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 227 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -155, Orioles +125; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Toronto has a 38-36 record in home games and a 74-75 record overall. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 3.92 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.

Baltimore has a 36-38 record in road games and a 72-77 record overall. The Orioles have a 54-19 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Sunday's game is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Blue Jays hold a 5-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 31 home runs while slugging .459. Nathan Lukes is 15 for 40 with two doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Pete Alonso leads the Orioles with a .266 batting average, and has 24 doubles, 35 home runs, 76 walks and 99 RBIs. Coby Mayo is 9 for 33 with four home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .297 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

Orioles: 3-7, .222 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by nine 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: Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Christian Franklin: 10-Day IL (hand), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (back), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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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