Orioles-Blue Jays Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre. Ace righthander Jeremy Guthrie will take the mound for the Orioles to start this game. Guthrie is 2-6 this season with a 3.58 ERA. The Blue Jays will counter Guthrie with AJ Burnett. Righthander Burnett has a 4.14 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 159-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Orioles scored six runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Blue Jays 6-5 as a +160 underdog on Friday. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Nick Markakis went 4-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Orioles. Dennis Sarfate got the win in relief and George Sherrill tossed a scoreless ninth for his 21st save. Rod Barajas went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Blue Jays, who were favored at -175 in that game. Armando Benitez surrendered three runs in relief and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Baltimore has won 2 straight games. Toronto has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Baltimore: 30-30 SU Toronto: 32-31 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Toronto are 6-4 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Toronto most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing Toronto Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing on the road against Toronto Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Baltimore Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto's last 16 games when playing at home against Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Toronto's last 18 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Baltimore, Sunday, June 8