Expected to contend with the Orioles for last place in the American League East, the Blue Jays are percentage points behind the first-place Boston Red Sox and have an AL-leading 15 victories. A big reason is the surprising start of their offense, which had scored a league-leading 136 runs through Wednesday, and had a .290 team batting average. Former Oriole Kevin Millar is hitting .343 with one homer and seven RBIs while coming off the bench for the Blue Jays. Toronto was 12-6 against the Orioles last season and hasn't lost a season-series to its AL East rivals since 2004.



