Toronto @ Baltimore preview

Last Meeting ( Sep 13, 2010 ) Toronto 3, Baltimore 4

Now that the Baltimore Orioles have finally beaten Toronto this season, they'd like to fashion their first winning streak against the rival Blue Jays in 2010.

Jake Arrieta looks to end his home-field struggles Tuesday as the Orioles and Blue Jays resume their three-game series at Camden Yards. Baltimore can wrap up its fourth consecutive series victory with a win – something it hasn't done in six seasons.

The Orioles finally put the Blue Jays away in Monday's series opener, improving to 1-12 against Toronto this season with a 4-3, 11-inning triumph. Luke Scott singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th after Toronto had evened the score with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth frame.

The win improved Baltimore to 24-15 since Buck Showalter took over as manager, and came despite losing starting pitcher Brian Matusz to injury after he was nailed by a comebacker off the bat of Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar. Matusz was diagnosed with an arm contusion and is listed as day-to-day.

The Orioles put Tuesday's game in the hands of Arrieta (5-6), who has struggled mightily at Camden Yards this season.

The rookie right-hander is just 1-3 in eight home outings, with a 5.40 ERA over 45 innings. His only home win came June 10 against the New York Yankees, when he limited one of baseball's most potent lineups to three runs over six strong innings in a 4-3 Baltimore victory.

Arrieta was even better in his last appearance, also against the Yankees. He picked up the win after allowing two runs over 6 1/3 innings en route to a 6-2 Orioles triumph, walking just one batter while picking up three strikeouts.

The 24-year-old has never faced Toronto in his career.

The Blue Jays couldn't muster much offense against the Orioles, but did manage one impressive feat with the bats. Edwin Encarnacion's solo home run in the sixth inning extended Toronto's streak of games with at least one home run to 15, the team's longest such stretch in more than a decade.

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista went 0-for-4 with a walk, leaving him stuck on 46 home runs for the season – one shy of equaling the franchise record set by George Bell during his 1987 MVP campaign.

Toronto will send local favorite Shawn Hill (0-1) to the hill for his second start since returning from ligament replacement surgery. Hill struggled somewhat in his first outing, allowing four runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 4-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.

Hill lost his only career start against Baltimore, charged with five runs (four earned) on eight hits over five innings in a 5-3 loss back on May 16, 2008, when he was a member of the geographical rival Washington Nationals.