Bud Norris (15-8, 3.65 ERA) and the Baltimore Orioles (2-1) go up against Mark Buehrle (13-10, 3.39 ERA) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2-1) in the first of a three-game division series at Camden Yards. The game starts at 3:05 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 10 and will air on RSN and MASN.
Norris is 4-0 with a 2.36 ERA, 28 strikeouts and 14 walks against the Blue Jays in his career. In his career against the Orioles, Buehrle is 8-10 with a 3.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 81 strikeouts. Edwin Encarnacion (.417 ) has been hitting the ball well to start the season for the Blue Jays, going 2 for 4 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and one RBI.
Baltimore is a -120 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at seven runs. An area where the Orioles are particularly strong is striking batters out, where they average 8.7 K’s per game.
Switching gears, the Blue Jays come into this game with a win percentage of .500 when playing as the underdog (1-1) and an overall money line of +19. The Blue Jays average 4.0 walks per game, making them one of the most disciplined teams in the AL.
Predictions: SU Winner – TOR, O/U – Over
Notes
Baltimore and Toronto both have perfect records of 1-0 when leading after 7 innings.
Neither the Orioles (1-0) nor the Blue Jays (2-0) have lost a game when they outhit opponents.
Ranking 14th, Baltimore is in the top half of the league in runs, scoring 12 this season. Toronto ranks in the top 10 at ninth with 15.
Baltimore and Toronto both rank in the top half of the league in walks. Baltimore sits at 11th with nine this season and Toronto ranks 13th with eight.
When the Orioles hit at least one home run, the team is 2-0. Toronto has the same record when it hits one or more homers.
