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1.3% edge · Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles — Prediction & Odds
September 23, 2026 · Max Scherzer vs Chris Bassitt · 60°F
Toronto Blue Jays win
46.8%
Baltimore Orioles win
53.2%
Fair line (home)
-114
Proj. total
8.68
Score distribution
How often each team scores each run total across all simulations.
Toronto Blue Jays (mean 4.30)Baltimore Orioles (mean 4.37)
Totals
O/U line
7.5
Proj. total
8.68
Over
56.1%
Under
43.9%
Model vs. market
| Side | Model | Book | Fair |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 46.8% | +115 | +114 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 53.2% | -125 | -114 |
Projected starters
| Starter | IP | K | H | BB | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Scherzer RHP · Toronto Blue Jays | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Chris Bassitt RHP · Baltimore Orioles | 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
Strikeout ladder
Max Scherzer4+ 72%6+ 34%8+ 9%
Chris Bassitt4+ 53%6+ 17%8+ 3%
Per-game averages across all simulations. IP is a decimal average of outs recorded, not baseball's 5.2 notation. R is runs allowed while the starter was still in the game; the simulation models no errors, so every run is earned by construction — which is why this says R and not ER.
Toronto Blue Jays — projected lines
| Batter | PA | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Lukes | 4.8 | .932 | .208 | .013 | .103 | .359 | .667 | .285 | .346 | .408 | .754 |
| Josh Smith | 4.7 | .730 | .182 | .017 | .093 | .484 | .878 | .248 | .341 | .368 | .709 |
| Kazuma Okamoto | 4.6 | .615 | .186 | .003 | .206 | .415 | 1.040 | .245 | .322 | .441 | .763 |
| George Springer | 4.5 | .702 | .176 | .015 | .166 | .448 | .769 | .266 | .348 | .442 | .790 |
| Sean Keys | 4.4 | .577 | .165 | .021 | .169 | .397 | 1.139 | .239 | .322 | .422 | .744 |
| Andrés Giménez | 4.3 | .737 | .177 | .013 | .086 | .229 | .713 | .258 | .319 | .375 | .694 |
| Brandon Valenzuela | 4.2 | .580 | .142 | .006 | .123 | .359 | 1.010 | .225 | .299 | .364 | .663 |
| Myles Straw | 4.0 | .699 | .163 | .016 | .035 | .353 | .646 | .249 | .319 | .331 | .650 |
| Ernie Clement | 3.9 | .748 | .206 | .014 | .069 | .174 | .350 | .278 | .315 | .396 | .711 |
Baltimore Orioles — projected lines
| Batter | PA | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Beavers | 4.5 | .645 | .183 | .012 | .159 | .487 | 1.039 | .250 | .335 | .421 | .756 |
| Pete Alonso | 4.4 | .571 | .167 | .005 | .285 | .443 | 1.010 | .264 | .351 | .530 | .881 |
| Gunnar Henderson | 4.3 | .616 | .177 | .037 | .192 | .420 | .883 | .266 | .344 | .481 | .824 |
| Coby Mayo | 4.2 | .502 | .158 | .023 | .244 | .333 | 1.177 | .242 | .309 | .486 | .795 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 4.1 | .547 | .171 | .017 | .207 | .187 | 1.121 | .243 | .285 | .457 | .742 |
| Colton Cowser | 4.0 | .515 | .131 | .005 | .184 | .400 | 1.215 | .235 | .319 | .430 | .749 |
| Jeremiah Jackson | 3.9 | .585 | .163 | .008 | .151 | .155 | .858 | .244 | .280 | .415 | .694 |
| Leody Taveras | 3.8 | .566 | .122 | .037 | .098 | .271 | .874 | .237 | .295 | .377 | .672 |
| Carlos Narváez | 3.6 | .447 | .130 | .005 | .107 | .307 | 1.045 | .209 | .284 | .349 | .633 |
Data notes: 20/20 lineup+starter talents from projections