As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays seem a lot scarier than “currently in third place in the AL East” sounds. Their pitching staff has the best ERA in the American League (3.76) and leads MLB in strikeouts per nine innings. Former Oriole Kevin Gausman is among the AL Cy Young frontrunners, and Hyun Jin Ryu, who’ll be activated off the IL on Tuesday, is twice a top-3 finisher for the Cy Young. As an offense, the Blue Jays rank third in the AL in average, fifth in OPS, and fourth in wRC+. They’re getting strong seasons at the plate from Whit Merrifield (.
Monday night Orioles game thread: @ Blue Jays, 7:07 ET
