Orioles at Blue Jays 8/20/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Monday MLB schedule will get underway with a matchup between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays from the Rogers Centre. On Sunday, Baltimore SP Yefry Ramirez was tagged for seven runs in three innings during an 8-0 loss at Cleveland. Cedric Mullins and Chris Davis each had two hits for the Orioles, who are 50 games below .500 overall.

Baltimore skipper Buck Showalter will turn to thirty-one year old righty Andrew Cashner (4-10 4.71 ERA) in this matchup. The Orioles have won Cashner’s last two starts and he has allowed three runs over his last 14 frames. The Toronto Blue Jays have lost four games in a row and are looking like a team that is going to limp to the finish line. On Sunday, Toronto showed little fight against former teammate J.A. Happ during a 10-2 road loss against the Yankees. The Blue Jays surrendered 28 runs in the three game sweep and are 14 games below .500 overall.

The Blue Jays will counter with veteran right-hander Marco Estrada (6-9 4.87 ERA) on Monday. Through 112 plus innings, Estrada has served up 20 home runs and owns a respectable 1.27 WHIP.