{"id":16086,"date":"2011-06-14T10:38:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=16086"},"modified":"2011-06-14T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T15:38:58","slug":"mlb-betting-baltimore-orioles-at-toronto-blue-jays-al-east-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/mlb-betting-baltimore-orioles-at-toronto-blue-jays-al-east-matchup-16086\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting: Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays AL East Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays are both under .500 for the season and open up a three-game series Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Toronto Blue Jays are aiming for a 15th consecutive home victory over Baltimore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baltimore is likely not looking forward to its three-game series north of the border, as the club has dropped 23 of 25 meetings against Toronto at the Rogers Centre.\u00a0 The Orioles haven\u2019t beaten the Blue Jays on the road since August 7, 2009.\u00a0 The club\u2019s offense will need to pick it up in order to change things, scoring just 57 runs in the past 15 games, while plating five runs or more just twice over that span.\u00a0 Baltimore has also been unable to take advantage of an advantageous schedule, playing 27 of 30 games against teams with a losing record, posting an 11-10 mark over that span.\u00a0 In 10 opportunities to play following an off day, the Orioles are 5-5 in that situation this year.<\/p>\n

Orioles starting pitcher Chris Jakubauskas is 1-0 with a 4.58 ERA in six appearances (one start) this season and is coming off a solid performance last time out.\u00a0 He tallied a 4-0 home win over the Athletics, tossing five scoreless innings and allowing just three hits.\u00a0 He has spent most of the year in the bullpen, but gets another opportunity to start due to the club resting regular starter Zach Britton.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t want Jakubauskas to sit around forever, and it\u2019ll give us an opportunity to give Zach a little blow,\u201d Showalter said.\u00a0 Jakubauskas has two strikeouts and zero earned runs in 2 1\/3 career innings of work against Toronto.<\/p>\n

Toronto has lost four straight games and is coming off a humiliating sweep to the Boston Red Sox at home.\u00a0 \u201cKind of a one-sided series,\u201d said Blue Jays manager John Farrell.\u00a0 The Blue Jays were outscored 35-6 by the Red Sox over the weekend, but will likely bounce back in trying to capture its 15th consecutive home win over tonight\u2019s opponent.\u00a0 The bullpen could use a lengthy outing by tonight\u2019s scheduled starter after logging 12 1\/3 innings against the Red Sox, giving up 14 runs and 21 hits.\u00a0 Offensively, the team will likely lean upon outfielder Jose Bautista, who is batting .382 with seven homers and 16 RBIs in his last 16 home games against Baltimore.\u00a0 Toronto is 22-27 versus right-handed starters this year.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays starting pitcher Carlos Villanueva has a personal winning streak of eight consecutive victories dating back to last season.\u00a0 The right-hander has received plenty of run support over the last four games, as the offense has scored 33 runs over that span.\u00a0 Villanueva has tallied a 1-0 mark and 4.00 ERA in eight home outings (one start), issuing just five walks and striking out 16 in 18 frames.\u00a0 He is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in his career against Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Orioles due to their 14-5 record versus a team with a losing record, while the Blue Jays are 0-5 in their last five home games<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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