Baltimore @ Toronto preview

Last Meeting ( Jun 22, 2013 ) Baltimore 2, Toronto 4

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten off the mat after a rough start, climbed over the .500 mark (37-36) and can now grab a piece of history. The Blue Jays will attempt to match their franchise record with an 11th straight victory when they host the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of the three-game series on Sunday. Jose Bautista kept Toronto’s longest win streak since 2008 intact with a two-run homer in the eighth – the 199th blast of his career -- for a 4-2 victory Saturday.

Baltimore’s bullpen has surrendered four runs over 3 1/3 innings in two straight losses after the team won eight of its previous 11 contests. Chris Davis, who has seven homers in his last 10 games, recorded his 24th double and a single Saturday to raise his average to .339 for the Orioles. Toronto can tie the record win streak set in both 1987 and 1998.

TV: 1:07 p.m. ET, MASN (Baltimore), RSN (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Freddy Garcia (3-4, 4.80 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RH Josh Johnson (0-2, 4.38)

Garcia has been pounded in two of his last three starts, allowing 11 runs over 8 1/3 innings sandwiched around a victory against the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran right-hander defeated the Blue Jays on May 25 by allowing three runs (two earned) over five innings, improving to 9-8 lifetime in 21 games (20 starts) against Toronto with a 5.74 ERA. Bautista is 7-for-14 with two homers and Adam Lind 7-for-11 with a pair of blasts against Garcia.

Johnson has pitched well in his three outings since coming off the disabled list, yielding five runs (four earned) in 19 1/3 innings without gaining a win. The 29-year-old has held left-handed batters to a .211 average this season while right-handed hitters are hitting .368 against him. Chris Dickerson is 4-for-7 vs. Johnson, who will make his first appearance against Baltimore.

WALK-OFFS

1. Lind, who is 2-for-6 in the series with a homer, is batting .392 in the month of June with 19 RBIs.

2. Baltimore CF Adam Jones went 0-for-4 on Saturday, ending a 17-game hitting streak against Toronto and a nine-game streak overall.

3. Toronto SS Munenori Kawasaki has recorded eight of his 17 RBIs this season in nine games against the Orioles.

PREDICTION: Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4