PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's MLB Game of the Week
(MLB) Orioles (BAL) vs. Blue Jays (TOR),
Money Line: -141.00 Orioles (BAL) (Away)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -141.00 Orioles (BAL) (Away)
Result: Loss
The Orioles get all the major checkmarks here - offense, starting pitching and bullpen. The question comes to price. And I'm fine laying this mid-range number on Baltimore in a pitching matchup of Grayson Rodriguez vs Chris Bassitt.
Rodriguez isn't far away from ace status. He's 13-4 with a 3.86 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 116 2/3 innings. The Orioles bolstered their bullpen at the trade deadline while Toronto relief pitchers remain vulnerable.
Chris Bassitt is a mediocre 8-10 with a 4.02 ERA. Toronto is 2-8 in his last 10 starts. Bassitt has a 4.24 ERA at home.
The Orioles are third in runs, first in homers and fifth in batting average. Toronto is 24th in runs, 27th in homers and 18th in batting average.
Rodriguez isn't far away from ace status. He's 13-4 with a 3.86 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 116 2/3 innings. The Orioles bolstered their bullpen at the trade deadline while Toronto relief pitchers remain vulnerable.
Chris Bassitt is a mediocre 8-10 with a 4.02 ERA. Toronto is 2-8 in his last 10 starts. Bassitt has a 4.24 ERA at home.
The Orioles are third in runs, first in homers and fifth in batting average. Toronto is 24th in runs, 27th in homers and 18th in batting average.