Orioles Host Blue Jays In AL East Showdown
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00:04 >> Keep it moving here, DRS.
00:06 We've got ourselves Blue Jays-Orioles, as we talked about.
00:09 Very important for the American League races here.
00:12 And the Baltimore Orioles are -110, it shows Toronto -106.
00:17 Virtually a pick 'em here on the FanDuel Sportsbook.
00:21 This total of a nine is trending under.
00:23 >> Yeah, we'll see if you have the better picture on the mound or
00:26 the better pedigree picture on the mound would be Jose Barrios here
00:29 of the Toronto Blue Jays.
00:30 He's been okay, last 30 days, Kevin, a 153 ISO power number,
00:33 right about average of 315, weighted on base percentage, just about average.
00:37 But if we're taking a look at that Baltimore lineup that we love so much,
00:40 the profile isn't as great as what it maybe was maybe two or
00:44 three weeks ago, Kevin, against right-handed pitching.
00:46 The reason being Gunnar Henderson on fire, 385,
00:48 weighted on base percentage against right-handed pitching.
00:51 Ryan Malkasal, 421.
00:53 Everybody else, Kevin, is below that.
00:55 316s, 319s, 267s, 281s.
00:59 So maybe you're thinking that the Toronto Blue Jays might be the play today.
01:02 And quite frankly, might be.
01:04 But if we're taking a look at Kyle Gibson on the mound,
01:06 he does have decent statistics here.
01:08 He struggles mightily though, Kevin, with left-handed batters.
01:11 But what's the one thing that we do know about the Toronto Blue Jays?
01:14 They don't run up a lot of left-handed batters.
01:16 If I'm looking for RBI shots today, you know who I'm gonna be on?
01:19 Brandon Belt, a 350 ISO power number and a weighted on base percentage of 421
01:24 against right-handed pitching over the past 30 days.
01:26 He's a lefty.
01:27 Dalton Varshow, 61 at-bats he's had against right-handed pitching as a lefty,
01:31 a 278 ISO power number and a 346.
01:34 Now, as I just told you, those two guys, Kevin Kiermaier in the nine hole is
01:37 the only other left-handed batter.
01:38 So six of these batters are gonna be batting from the right side, and
01:42 that is where Kyle Gibson has done his damage there.
01:44 So this should be a hard-fought game, maybe looking towards an under.
01:47 But as I said, if I wanna pick out two RBI shots, it's gonna be Belt,
01:51 it's gonna be Varshow for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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