Orioles face the Blue Jays with 1-0 series lead

Toronto Blue Jays (8-7, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (6-8, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (1-1, 4.58 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (0-1, 3.48 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -136, Blue Jays +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles lead 1-0 in a two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Baltimore has gone 2-2 in home games and 6-8 overall. The Orioles have gone 6-0 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Toronto is 3-5 in road games and 8-7 overall. The Blue Jays have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .258.

The teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Orioles are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins has four doubles and three home runs for the Orioles. Ramon Urias is 12-for-31 with a double over the past 10 games.

Bo Bichette has five doubles and nine RBI for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 14-for-34 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .220 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Blue Jays: 5-5, .253 batting average, 2.44 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (lat), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colton Cowser: 10-Day IL (thumb), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (lat), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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