O's game blog: Yovani Gallardo on the mound in Game 2 at Toronto

TORONTO - Orioles right-hander Yovani Gallardo faced the Toronto Blue Jays twice last year in the regular season for the Texas Rangers and did not allow a run. He faced them last month at Camden Yards and got a win. He has strong career numbers versus the Blue Jays.

We'll see if Gallardo can slow down this team this afternoon, as the right-hander with a 3-2 record and 5.37 ERA pitches against Toronto and lefty J.A. Happ, who is 13-3 with a 3.27 ERA.

In two 2015 starts for Texas, Gallardo gave up just six singles in 13 2/3 scoreless versus the Jays. He then beat Toronto in the American League Division Series, giving up two runs in five innings. Last month, he also gave up two runs over five in a win over the Blue Jays. In four career regular season starts, he is 4-0 with a 1.78 ERA against Toronto.

Happ is having a strong year for the Blue Jays. Over his past four starts, he is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.48 with six walks to 31 strikeouts over 24 1/3 innings. In 10 home starts, he is 8-1 with a 3.22 ERA.

More notes on the Orioles and Toronto:

* During a four-game losing streak, O's starting pitchers have an ERA of 7.71 and no quality starts.

* Over his last nine games, J.J. Hardy is batting .419 (13-for-31) with six multi-hit games. Hardy is batting .368 his last 21 games at 28-for-76 with two homers and 13 RBIs.

* Manny Machado hit a solo homer last night, his 22nd. In 10 games versus Toronto this year, he is batting .463 (19-for-41) with seven doubles, three homers and eight RBIs.

* Since Troy Tulowitzki joined Toronto one year ago yesterday, the Blue Jays are 100-63, second-best in the majors to the Cubs at 106-58.

* Jose Bautista has 73 RBIs against the Orioles since 2010, the most of any opponent player in that span.

* The Orioles are 5-6 versus Toronto in the season series. Seven of the 11 games have been decided by one run and the O's are 3-4 in those games.