Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles - Game 2 - 9/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/04/2022 at 10:26 PM ET

Toronto Blue Jays  at Baltimore Orioles - Game 2 - 9/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays play the second game of a doubleheader as part of a four-game series on the road versus the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto is 72-59 following its 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Toronto is third in the American League East, six games behind first place New York and the Blue Jays are 3rd in the race for one of two AL wildcard spots, two games behind Seattle.

Catcher Alejandro Kirk is batting .293 to lead Toronto and has a team high .380 on-base percentage. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero has 27 home runs, 80 RBIs and 144 hits to lead Toronto in each category. On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 10-9 with a 3.14 ERA, 164 Ks and 23 BBs.

Baltimore improved to 71-61 following its 8-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Baltimore has won four straight and the Orioles are fourth in the American League East  East, 7 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees. The Orioles are fourth in the race for one of two American League wild-card spots, 3 ½ games behind Seattle.

Center fielder Cedric Mullins is batting .264 to lead Detroit and has a team-high 132 hits. Right fielder Anthony Santander has 25 home runs, 75 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .335 to lead Baltimore in each category. Baltimore has not announced the name of its starting pitcher for Monday's second game of a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays.

While the UNDER is an excellent choice, the play here is Baltimore. The Orioles have won 22 of the last 27 played at home and have won 36 of the last 53 overall. Through Saturday's victory over Oakland, the Orioles had won four straight. Toronto has fallen to 15th in team ERA at 3.87. Blue Jays’ starting pitcher Kevin Gausman has allowed six runs on 14 hits across 11 innings over the last two starts. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 4-3.

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