No secrets as Blue Jays, Orioles prepare for wild-card meeting TORONTO — Whenever his Toronto Blue Jays face the Baltimore Orioles, manager John Gibbons has a good idea what type of game it’s going to be. “They’re normally slugfests,” Gibbons said Monday as the Blue Jays prepared to host Baltimore in the American League wild-card game. The Orioles led the major leagues with 253 home runs this season, hitting 28 in their 19 games against Toronto. The Blue Jays were fourth in baseball with 221 homers and had 29 against Baltimore. The Orioles went 4-0 in Tillman’s four starts against the Blue Jays this season. Tillman took a no-decision against the Blue Jays in his final start of the regular season, allowing two runs, one earned, and six hits in 52/3 innings Wednesday. If the Orioles have a late lead, they’ll like their chances of preserving it; closer Zach Britton was perfect in 47 save opportunities this season. Stroman lost to Baltimore in his final regular-season outing, yielding four runs and nine hits in seven innings Thursday. Baltimore’s Mark Trumbo led the majors with 47 home runs, part of the reason Gibbons considers the Orioles “probably the top quick-strike offense in baseball.” One-run wins at Boston in the final two games of the season gave the Blue Jays home-field advantage against Baltimore and got them ready for the postseason, Gibbons said.

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