Blue Jays meet the Orioles with 1-0 series lead

Baltimore Orioles (75-68, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (82-63, second in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (3-6, 5.01 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (10-5, 5.07 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -164, Orioles +138; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

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

Toronto has a 42-31 record at home and an 82-63 record overall. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .427 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the majors.

Baltimore has a 34-38 record on the road and a 75-68 record overall. The Orioles have a 31-18 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams square off Saturday for the 15th time this season. The season series is tied 7-7.

TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 19 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 63 RBI for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 16-for-41 with six doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Ryan Mountcastle has 26 doubles, 22 home runs and 79 RBI for the Orioles. Adley Rutschman is 10-for-36 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .263 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Orioles: 4-6, .221 batting average, 5.56 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Alejandro Kirk: day-to-day (hip), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tayler Saucedo: 60-Day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono)

Orioles: Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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