Baltimore Orioles (42-24) vs Toronto Blue Jays (37-31)
2023-06-15 13:05:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Baltimore Orioles -105 / Toronto Blue Jays -116 --- Over/Under: 8.5
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The Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles meet Thursday in MLB action from Oriole Park. This will be the finale in a three-game series. The Orioles took a five-run win in the opener, then on Wednesday the Jays evened it up with a two-run victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays posted 15 team hits in the Tuesday opener of this set but still lost 11-6. On Wednesday in game two Toronto posted nine hits in a 3-1 win. Starter Jose Berrios lasted 7.2 innings with zero earned, three hits and a walk.
For the starter job in the finale the Jays will send out Yusei Kikuchi. This year over his 13 starts so far Kikuchi is 6-2 with a 4.34 ERA and 64 Ks in 66.1 innings. Kikuchi is 27-33 with a 4.93 career ERA in 115 games (103 starts).
Baltimore Orioles
Over on the Orioles’ side, they scored six runs in the third inning alone during the Tuesday matchup. On Wednesday Baltimore didn’t score until the ninth inning. Kyle Bradish managed 7.0 frames in the start with one earned on four hits and a K.
It’ll be Tyler Wells in the start for the Thursday game. This year Wells is 5-2 with a 3.24 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). He has 74 Ks in 75.0 innings. In his career Wells is 14-12 with a 3.90 ERA in 80 games (35 starts).
The Blue Jays are 5-0 in their last five in game three of a series and 5-16 in their last 21 versus the AL East. The over is 9-4 in Toronto’s last 13 Thursday games.
Meanwhile, the O’s are 6-1 in their last seven Thursday games and 13-3 in their last 16 in game three of a series. Baltimore is 13-5 in their last 18 versus a lefty starter.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll stay with the Blue Jays here. Kikuchi has been on a nice run lately. He’s got 15.0 innings over his last three starts (5.0 frames in each) with a combined six earned on 11 hits and seven walks. In the Wednesday game Toronto didn’t get much going until later in the game but still powered out the win. This one should be another close affair between two pretty good teams. It’ll be a fun one to watch.
