Blue Jays and Guardians meet, winner secures 3-game series

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Cleveland Guardians (15-13, first in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (11-15, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-3, 6.20 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (0-0, 3.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -136, Guardians +115; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Guardians play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Toronto has a 7-7 record in home games and an 11-15 record overall. The Blue Jays have an 8-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Cleveland has a 7-8 record on the road and a 15-13 record overall. Guardians hitters have a collective .318 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has a .324 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 12 doubles. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 12 for 38 with a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with six home runs while slugging .471. Brayan Rocchio is 14 for 36 with two doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .272 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by two runs

Guardians: 5-5, .236 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), George Springer: 10-Day IL (toe), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Steven Kwan: day-to-day (neck), Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)

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