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May 15, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado (13) hits a two run home run during the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Detroit Tigers defeated Baltimore Orioles 6-5. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
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Overview:
On Wednesday April 5th, the (0-0) Toronto Blue Jays will be on the road to take on the (0-0) Baltimore Orioles.
The Crowd:
“The Crowd” projects a final score of Orioles 3.6 – Blue Jays 3.5 with an over/under of 7.1.
Starting Pitchers:
TOR: J.A. Happ (0-0, 0.00) vs BAL: Dylan Bundy (0-0, 0.00)
Batting Stats:
Runs per game: Blue Jays 4.64 (10th) > Orioles 4.58 (12th)
Batting Average: Orioles .256 (15th) > Blue Jays .248 (23rd)
On Base Percentage: Blue Jays .33o (6th) > Orioles .317 (21st)
Total Bases: Orioles 2449 (4th) > Blue Jays 2333 (13th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Blue Jays 54 (20th) > Orioles 19 (30th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Blue Jays 3.78 (6th) > Orioles 4.22 (19th)
Batting Average Against: Blue Jays .242 (4th) > Orioles .258 (16th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Blue Jays 1.23 (5th) > Orioles 1.36 (21st)
Strikeouts: Blue Jays 1314 (13th) > Orioles 1248 (19th)
Saves: Orioles 54 (4th) > Blue Jays 43 (15th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Orioles 80 (6th) > Blue Jays 88 (10th)
Summary:
In 2016 Toronto was (11-9) in their head to head games with Baltimore outscoring them 102-83. Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ had an excellent season last year (20-4, 3.18) and garnered some consideration for the AL Cy Young Award. Happ has held Orioles hitters to a .229 average against. Orioles starter Dylan Bundy made strides in his age 23 season going (10-6, 4.02). Toronto hitters have only had nine total at bats against Bundy and without recording a hit. Toronto lost some thump in their lineup when slugger Edwin Encarnacion left to join the Indians. Baltimore lost their starting catcher Matt Wieters to the Nationals so it remains to be seen how that will affect their pitching staff. The Blue Jays will be without their closer Roberto Osuna who was placed on the disabled list with a back injury. Manny Machado hit .344 with 7 homers in April a season ago and performed well (.288) against the Blue Jays. Baltimore was one of the best home teams in baseball last year (50-31), and I like them to win on Wednesday night.
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