Guardians visit the Blue Jays to open 3-game series

Cleveland Guardians (14-12, first in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (10-14, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Gavin Williams (3-1, 2.12 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (1-2, 7.16 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -129, Blue Jays +108; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to start a three-game series.

Toronto has gone 6-6 at home and 10-14 overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.52.

Cleveland is 14-12 overall and 6-7 on the road. The Guardians have an 11-5 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has five doubles and two home runs for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 16 for 44 with six doubles over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has six home runs, 19 walks and 12 RBIs while hitting .234 for the Guardians. Daniel Schneemann is 13 for 30 with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .284 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by six runs

Guardians: 5-5, .238 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), George Springer: 10-Day IL (toe), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.