Aaron Sanchez (5-1, 2.91 ERA) and Ubaldo Jimenez (3-6, 6.21 ERA) start in the last of a four-game series between the Toronto Blue Jays (34-30) and the Baltimore Orioles (36-25) at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays won the last game 11-6, and Toronto leads the series 2-1. Action begins at 1:07 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jun. 12 and can be seen on MASN and RSN.
Sanchez pitched 8.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering two runs, striking out 12 and walking one in a 3-2 defeat to the Tigers. Michael Saunders (.302, 31 Rs, 11 HRs, 23 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 3 for 4 with one run, one home run, and two RBIs. Jimenez went 5.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out four and walking three in a 9-1 win over the Royals in his most recent start. Manny Machado (.306, 45 Rs, 16 HRs, 39 RBIs) has been successful at the plate, going 3 for 5 yesterday with three runs, one home run, and one RBI.
Notes
Toronto recorded at least two errors for the eighth time this season.
The Blue Jays are coming into this matchup after a high-scoring game where they scored a whopping 11 runs. The Orioles have a 0-2 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
It looks like the Blue Jays have a slight leg up on the Orioles, as the Blue Jays have won their last two games while the Orioles have lost their last two.
When they outhit their opponents, the Blue Jays are 25-7. The Orioles have a 22-4 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 13th in runs, Toronto has earned 275 this season. Baltimore ranks eighth with 290 runs.
Ranking 15th, Toronto is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.733). Baltimore ranks in the top five at fourth with an OPS of .780.
The Orioles are 21-17 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Blue Jays are 19-20 when they allow at least one homer.
