The Blue Jays get a visit from the Baltimore Orioles in baseball action on Friday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Blue Jays will rely on Todd Redmond to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jason Hammel will be his counterpart for the Orioles. Todd Redmond is 3-1 this season, and Jason Hammel is 7-8.



View Baltimore vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The moneyline was hovering in the range of +102 for the Blue Jays in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 9.5 at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Blue Jays rated this week at No. 10 and the Orioles sitting at No. 8.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Toronto has the American League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 8.6 hits per game. The Orioles average 9.1 hits per game, good for No. 4 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Baltimore owns the American League's No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 4.4 runs per game on the highway. Toronto, on the other hand, rates No. 3 in scoring at home.

The Orioles were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +146 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Baltimore suffered a 6-5 loss against New York on Thursday, as Wei-Yin Chen wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Camden Yards.

The Blue Jays were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -119 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Toronto looks to rebound from a loss to the Angels, who beat them 4-3 on Thursday behind a start from Garrett Richards at Rogers Centre.


Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Orioles at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Baltimore's last 11 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 11 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games at home


Next up:
Baltimore at Toronto, Saturday, September 14