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Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays – 8/18/20 MLB Pick, Odds, and Prediction


2020-08-18 19:35:00 EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles meet Tuesday in MLB action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Toronto Blue Jays look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Blue Jays have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last six games. The Blue Jays have won five of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Teoscar Hernandez leads the Blue Jays with 23 hits and 14 RBI while Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio have combined for 40 hits and 25 RBI. Nate Pearson gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 5.11 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. This will be Pearson’s first career game against the Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles need a win after splitting their last six games. The Orioles have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in nine of their last 11 games. The Orioles have won seven of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Hanser Alberto leads the Orioles with 30 hits and 12 RBI while Anthony Santander and Renato Nunez have combined for 49 hits and 36 RBI. Wade LeBlanc gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 7.13 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. LeBlanc is 0-1 with a 6.88 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. American League East, 4-9 in their last 13 games on grass and 4-9 in their last 13 overall. The Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series, 47-103 in their last 150 home games and 98-215 in their last 313 games as an underdog. The over is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 overall. The over is 4-0 in Orioles last 4 overall. The over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.

LeBlanc has allowed 10 runs and 17 hits in his last 12 innings, while Pearson has allowed seven earned runs and seven hits in his last 7.1 innings. Neither of these pitchers have been good this season to put it kindly, so instead of picking a side and hoping for the best, I’m going to back the trends of both pitchers stinking up the joint and go with the over.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Over 9.5

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