Orioles at Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will try to maintain their dominance over the hapless Baltimore Orioles when the teams wrap up a three-game series in Canada on Sunday. With a 4-1 win over the Orioles on Saturday, the Blue Jays improved to 8-1 against Baltimore in 2018, including victories in each of the last six meetings.
The last six of those have come at home, where Toronto moved over .500 (26-25) with Saturday's win. A day after hammering four home runs in an extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays, the Orioles managed only five hits - four singles - and two walks against Marcus Stroman and two relievers Saturday. They are 0-2 since trading away All-Star shortstop Manny Machado and 11-37 since May 26. Baltimore tries to avoid a sweep behind veteran Andrew Cashner, who gets the start Sunday opposite struggling southpaw J.A. Happ.
TV: 1:07 p.m. ET, MASN (Baltimore), Sportsnet, TVA (Toronto)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Andrew Cashner (2-9, 4.56 ERA) vs. Blue Jays LH J.A. Happ (10-6, 4.29)
Cashner is 6 1/3 innings shy of 1,000 for his career as he prepares to meet the Blue Jays for the third time in 2018. He blanked Toronto over seven frames April 10 at home and then allowed three runs in six innings at the Rogers Centre on June 8. The 31-year-old was put on the disabled list with a neck issue after giving up five runs in 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision July 10 against the New York Yankees.
Happ earned his first All-Star bid after opening 10-3 with a 3.62 ERA through June, but he is 0-3 with a 9.75 mark in three July starts. He has surrendered seven home runs over a span of five starts after giving up just one over his previous six outings. Mark Trumbo is 1-for-21 with eight strikeouts against the 35-year-old Happ, who has a 3.09 ERA in 17 career meetings (16 starts) with the Orioles.
WALK-OFFS
1. Trumbo is 5-for-32 over his last eight games.
2. Blue Jays SS Aledmys Diaz is 6-for-8 in the series.
3. Toronto is 146-92 against Baltimore at the Rogers Centre.