Blue Jays and Marlins square off with series tied 1-1

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Miami Marlins (26-30, fourth in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (26-29, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 1:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (3-6, 4.91 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -161, Marlins +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

The Blue Jays have a 26-29 record overall and a 16-13 record in home games. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 3.88 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

The Marlins have a 26-30 record overall and an 8-15 record in road games. The Marlins have a 15-6 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seven doubles and three home runs for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 12 for 35 with four doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Otto Lopez has 14 doubles, two triples and four home runs for the Marlins. Xavier Edwards is 11 for 41 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .249 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Marlins: 5-5, .230 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (elbow), Dylan Cease: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Joe Mantiply: 15-Day IL (knee), Tommy Nance: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Marlins: Leo Jimenez: 7-Day IL (concussion), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Conine: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.