The Fightin' Blue Jays and the Fightin' Orioles begin round three at Camden Yards. Toronto completed a 4-2 homestand with series victories against New York and Boston to get to .500 on the season at 16-16. The Orioles are 13-16 after losing five of six in New York, including three of four to the Yankees. Their road trip was extended to nine games after the Baltimore riots forced their series against Tampa Bay to be played at Tropicana Field instead. The O's did take two of three against Tampa as the 'home team'.
Series Schedule / Probable Starters
Monday at 7:05 pm ET — Marco Estrada (1-1, 2.93) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (2-2, 2.36)
Tuesday at 7:05 pm ET — Mark Buehrle (4-2, 6.00) vs. Chris Tilman (2-4, 6.25)
Wednesday at 7:05 pm — Aaron Sanchez (3-2, 3.62) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (3-2, 3.57)
The Jays have won five of six against Baltimore with Ubaldo Jimenez spinning a gem in Baltimore for the O's only victory at Camden Yards. Jose Bautista will sit out Monday's game to rest his ailing shoulder, which he aggravated by trying to throw out the Orioles' Delmon Young after a single during their last series in Toronto. Bautista was upset after rookie reliever Jason Garcia threw behind him after Darren O'Day did the same thing in Baltimore during the season's first week. The big slugger got his revenge by homering off both pitchers during those same at-bats. The Orioles took exception to Bautista's showboating after connecting against Garcia. While rounding the bases, Bautista told Ryan Flaherty to stick it and then engaged in a shouting match with Adam Jones after taking the field. TSN's Scott MacArthur and analyst Steve Phillips are wondering if Jones may get a close shave at some point during one of his at-bats during this series.
Extra Innings
Richard Griffin thinks hitting coach Brook Jacoby should have kept his mouth shut about his 14-game suspension for allegedly attacking umpire Doug Eddings.
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