Orioles host the Blue Jays to begin 3-game series

Toronto Blue Jays (8-6, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (5-8, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (1-1, 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (1-1, 2.89 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles open a three-game series at home against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

Baltimore has gone 1-2 in home games and 5-8 overall. The Orioles are eighth in the AL with 12 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game.

Toronto is 8-6 overall and 3-4 in road games. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 3.23 ERA, which ranks sixth in MLB play.

Friday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler O'Neill leads the Orioles with a .316 batting average, and has three doubles, a triple, a home run, four walks and seven RBI. Ramon Urias is 11-for-34 with five RBI over the past 10 games.

George Springer has three doubles, a triple and two home runs for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 11-for-39 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 3-7, .228 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .253 batting average, 2.11 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (lat), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colton Cowser: 10-Day IL (thumb), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (lat), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.