Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/8/2021

The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles meet Thursday in MLB action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Blue Jays look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Orioles look for a win after losing four of their last five games.

The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in eight of their last 10 games. The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 104 hits and 73 RBI while Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien have combined for 199 hits and 111 RBI. Alek Manoah gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season. Manoah is 0-0 with a 4.82 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last eight games. The Orioles have won five of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 103 hits and 34 RBI while Trey Mancini and Ryan Newcastle have combined for 156 hits and 101 RBI. Keegan Akin gets the ball, and he is 0-4 with a 7.46 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. Akin is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games. The Orioles are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 13-41 in their last 54 overall. The over is 12-4 in Blue Jays last 16 during game 3 of a series. The over is 16-5 in Orioles last 21 home games. The Blue Jays are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Baltimore and 36-17 in the last 53 meetings.

The Blue Jays offense continues to produce and Manoah has been impressive through 36.2 innings. The Orioles simply aren’t a good team and Akin has allowed 34 runs in 41 innings this season. I can only side with the Blue Jays, and I’ll take the RL for max betting value.