On Wednesday, the Baltimore Orioles complete a three-game series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore is 40-90 following a 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays in the opening game of the series on Monday. The Orioles have lost four straight and 23 of the last 25. Baltimore is last in the American League East 42 ½ games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.
Cedric Mullins is batting .306 to lead Baltimore and the Orioles center fielder has team highs in hits with 150 and on base percentage at .369, while third baseman Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in home runs with 25 and RBIs with 73. On Wednesday, Baltimore will send Matt Harvey to the mound. The right-hander is 6-14 with an ERA of 6.18, 93 Ks and 35 BBs.
Toronto improved to 69-61 with its victory in the opening game of the series over the Orioles on Monday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr hit a pair of home runs in the victory and Robbie Ray had 10 strikeouts across seven innings. Toronto has won three straight and the Blue Jays are fourth in the American League East 13 ½ games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr is batting .313 to lead Toronto and the Blue Jays designated hitter has 38 home runs, 95 RBIs, 150 hits and an on-base percentage of .407 to lead Toronto in each of those four categories. On Wednesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Steven Matz to the mound. The left-hander is 10-7 with an ERA of 3.81, 111 Ks and 32 BBs.
