Oakland Athletics (48-68, fifth in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (53-62, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING PICKS: Athletics: Mitch Spence (7-7, 4.40 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (9-9, 4.11 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)
CONCLUSION: The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series at home against the Oakland Athletics on Friday.
Toronto has a 28-29 record in home games and a 53-62 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 38-9 record in games in which they outscore their opponents.
Oakland has a 48-68 record overall and a 19-38 record on the road. The Athletics have a 26-45 record in games in which they have allowed at least one home run.
The teams will play for the fourth time this season on Friday.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 23 home runs and a .551 slugging average. Alejandro Kirk has hit 14 of 35 home runs, two doubles, one home run and nine RBIs in the last 10 games.
Brent Rooker leads Oakland with 28 home runs and a .584 slugging average. Seth Brown has hit 10 of 32 home runs in the last 10 games, hitting two home runs and having four RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .261 batting average, 6.06 ERA, 15 runs less
Athletics: 5-5, .213 batting average, 3.68 ERA, seven runs less
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jordan Romano: 60-day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-day IL (calf), Alek Manoah: 15-day IL (elbow)
Athletics: Luis Medina: 60-day IL (elbow), Jacob Wilson: 10-day IL (hamstring), Tyler Soderstrom: 10-day IL (unknown), Dany Jimenez: 15-day IL (oblique), Alex Wood: 60-day IL (rotator cuff), Esteury Ruiz: 10-day IL (wrist), Ken Waldichuk: 60-day IL (elbow), Trevor Gott: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
