The Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Tuesday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles prediction. This will be the first installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Blue Jays vs Orioles Pick.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Orioles are fresh off a weekend series versus the Cleveland Guardians. Baltimore lost the first pair in that set 10-3 and 8-4 but came back to even things up with victories 7-4 and 9-5 in the remaining matchups. On Sunday the O’s bagged 15 team hits, two from Adley Rutschman along with three RBI.
In the starter slot for the Orioles on Tuesday it’ll be Grayson Rodriguez. This year Rodriguez is 13-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 20 starts. Rodriguez is 20-8 with a 4.11 ERA in 43 starts over his career.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
Over on the Blue Jays’ side, they played the New York Yankees in their weekend set. Toronto won 8-5 Friday before an 8-3 loss in game two. In the Sunday rubber match, the Jays took another loss 4-3. Starter Yariel Rodriguez posted 4.2 innings with no earned on four hits and one walk.
Starter for Tuesday’s matchup will be Chris Bassitt. This season Bassitt is 8-10 with a 4.02 ERA in 22 starts. Bassitt is 70-52 with a 3.55 ERA in 191 career games (178 starts).
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Orioles’ last seven road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Blue Jays’ last nine home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last six games at Rogers Centre.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last five home games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Single in each of the Blue Jays’ last four home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays’ last 18 games against AL opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 18 games against AL opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays’ last eight night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in four of the Blue Jays’ last five home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in each of the Blue Jays’ last four games against AL opponents.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Colton Cowser has recorded at least one Single in each of the Orioles’ last six games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Colton Cowser has recorded at least one hit in each of the Orioles’ last 17 games.
- Colton Cowser has recorded at least one total base in each of the Orioles’ last 17 games.
- Gunnar Henderson has scored at least one run in each of the Orioles’ last seven road games against AL East opponents.
- Anthony Santander has hit at least one home run in three of the Orioles’ last four road games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Anthony Santander has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Orioles’ last eight games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one Double in four of the Orioles’ last five road games against AL East opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction
I’ll stay with the O’s. Rodriguez hasn’t been too bad over his last three starts. He’s 2-0 in that trio with seven earned runs in 17.0 combined innings. As for Bassitt, he’s 0-3 in his last trio with 13 earned runs over 15.2 innings total.
Over the weekend Baltimore did a pretty good job on offense with 23 runs scored across four games. That said, the Orioles did given up 27 runs on the other side during that quartet. Baltimore is going to have to buckle down on the mound but I think they’re in good shape for a Tuesday win.