Blue Jays vs Orioles Prediction - MLB Picks 8/22/23

The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles face off on Tuesday in an MLB showdown at Oriole Park. 

Blue Jays Bats Breakout

The Blue Jays bats were strong on Sunday scoring 10 runs, and they are going to need the offense to be good here. At the end of the second inning they were up 5-2 and they never looked back on the way to the victory. Brandon Belt was the star of the show hitting two home runs and driving in three RBIs. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.48 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.98 runs per game. The offense is ranked 16th in baseball while the pitching is ranked 1st. On the mound for the Blue Jays will be Yusei Kikuchi who sits with a 9-4 record and an ERA of 3.44. In his last start against the Phillies he went six innings giving up four hits and one run. 

Blue Jays Betting Trends

• The Blue Jays have won each of their last five games as underdogs.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as road underdogs.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last three games as underdogs.
• The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games as underdogs against American League opponents.
• The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in four of their last six games as underdogs.

Orioles Coming off a Sweep 

The Orioles are coming off a sweep against the Oakland Athletics and the pitching was dominant in the three games. In the three games the pitching only gave up seven runs total and they are going to need the pitching to lockdown here. The Orioles are averaging 4.94 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.29 runs per game. The offense is ranked 6th while the pitching is ranked 12th. Anthony Santander has hit 21 home runs and driven in 65 RBIs.