On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore is 40-89 following a 12-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Baltimore was swept in its free game series by the Rays and the Orioles are last in the American League East, trailing Tampa Bay by 41 ½ games.
Cedric Mullins is batting .307 to lead Baltimore and the center fielder has team highs in hits with 150 and on-base percentage at .369. Third baseman Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 71. On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Keegan Akin to the mound. The left hander is 1-8 with an ERA of 7.26, 63 Ks and 29 BBs.
Toronto improved to 68-61 following a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Jose Berrios pitched seven solid innings for Toronto and the Blue Jays hit a pair of home runs in the victory. Toronto won two out of three against the Tigers over the weekend in three low scoring games in which a total of 11 runs were scored in the entire series.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr is batting .312 to lead Toronto and the designated hitter has team highs in home runs with 36, RBIs with 91, hits with 148 and on-base percentage at .406. On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Hyun Jin Ryu to the mound. The left-hander is 12-7 with an ERA of 3.88, 115 Ks and 30 BBs.
