Blue Jays take win streak into matchup with the Orioles

Updated Sep. 5, 2022 3:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays (73-59, third in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (71-62, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Monday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (10-9, 3.14 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Orioles: Jordan Lyles (10-9, 4.25 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 123 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the Baltimore Orioles.

Baltimore has a 71-62 record overall and a 39-25 record in home games. Orioles pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks 10th in the majors.

Toronto is 73-59 overall and 35-30 on the road. The Blue Jays are 47-13 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The teams meet Monday for the 10th time this season. The Orioles lead the season series 6-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins has 30 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 51 RBI while hitting .264 for the Orioles. Anthony Santander is 9-for-37 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Alejandro Kirk has a .295 batting average to rank sixth on the Blue Jays, and has 17 doubles and 13 home runs. Bo Bichette is 13-for-37 with a home run and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 7-3, .213 batting average, 1.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .222 batting average, 4.16 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (side), Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Santiago Espinal: day-to-day (hand), Julian Merryweather: 60-Day IL (side), Tayler Saucedo: 60-Day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono)

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