Orioles-Blue Jays Odds Preview

The Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays will meet on the field at Rogers Centre on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. Brad Bergesen will be the starting pitcher for the Orioles on this day. Righthander Bergesen is 1-0 this season with a 5.58 ERA. Bergesen's opponent in this one will be David Purcey. The Blue Jays lefthander has a 7.01 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Blue Jays scored four runs in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Orioles 8-4 on Friday, as -240 favorites. That game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Rod Brajas had three hits and drove in two runs for the Blue Jays. Roy Halladay improved to 5-1 with the win, allowing 10 hits and four runs. Nick Markakis hit a two-run homer for the Orioles, who were +210 underdogs. Mark Hendrickson gave up nine hits and four runs in suffering the loss. Current streak: Baltimore has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Baltimore: 9-14 SU Toronto: 16-9 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 Toronto most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Baltimore are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Baltimore is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Baltimore, Sunday, May 3