Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays 8/16/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Baltimore Orioles play the second game of a three-game series on the road against American League East opponent the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore is 59-55 following its 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Baltimore broke up a perfect game by Tampa Bay's Drew Rasmussen in the top of the ninth inning but lost nonetheless. The Orioles are fourth in the AL East, 12 ½ games behind the first place New York Yankees and you can find out who else is playing with our MLB previews.

Right fielder Anthony Santander is batting .261 to lead Baltimore and has team highs in home runs with 20, RBIs with 60 and on-base percentage at 340. Center fielder Cedric Mullins is the leader in hits with 116. On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Dean Kremer to the mound. The right-hander is 4-4 with 3.69 ERA, 49 Ks and 15 BBs.

Toronto is 61-52 following its 7-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Toronto lost two out of three in its series with the Guardians and the Blue Jays have lost four out of the last five overall.  Toronto is second in  baseball in team batting average at .263, but only 18th in team ERA at 3.97. Toronto is second in the American League East, 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr is batting .308 to lead Toronto, while third baseman Matt Chapman is the leader in home runs with 23. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in RBIs with 69 and hits with 123. Catcher Alejandro Kirk is the leader in on-base percentage of .380. On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Alek Manoah to the mound. The right-hander is 12-5 with a 2.56 ERA, 124 Ks and 31 BBs.