Toronto @ Baltimore preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 5, 2011 ) Toronto 5, Baltimore 4

THE STORY: Chris Tillman looks for his first major-league win in nearly three months Saturday as he leads the Baltimore Orioles into the resumption of their three-game weekend series with the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto won Friday's opener 5-4 behind a pair of hits from Brett Lawrie, who shone in his major-league debut. The Jays send righthander Brandon Morrow to the hill.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, Rogers Sportsnet (Toronto), MASN (Baltimore)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH Brandon Morrow (8-5, 4.58 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Chris Tillman (2-4, 5.16).

Morrow has been one of baseball's toughest pitchers since mid-June, going 6-1 over his last nine starts. His only loss in that stretch came against the Orioles, who battered the 27-year-old for seven runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. Morrow is perfect away from Toronto this season, going 4-0 with a sparkling 2.88 ERA in eight road starts. Tillman made four solid starts in May before being sent down to Triple A Norfolk to work on his mechanics. He was recalled to make Saturday's start against a team he has yet to defeat, having gone 0-2 with a 5.01 ERA in four starts against the Blue Jays. Tillman has fared well at Camden Yards in 2011, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.88 ERA.

ABOUT THE BLUE JAYS (57-55): At the outset of the season, new Toronto manager John Farrell had hoped the club's rebuilt bullpen would produce a closer. With only 50 games left in the regular season, that position has yet to be stabilized. The Jays are near the bottom of the league with 19 blown saves, and nearly made it 20 in Friday's narrow victory after Jon Rauch allowed a run in the ninth inning. Rauch has emerged as the de facto stopper, but after blowing a two-run extra-inning lead in Tampa Bay on Thursday and nearly doing the same one day later, the 6-foot-10 righty has to be on slippery footing.

ABOUT THE ORIOLES (43-66): In the midst of another lost season, Baltimore fans can at least take solace in the fact that Adam Jones is enjoying a career year. The talented 26-year-old belted a two-run homer Friday, his 19th of the season. That equals his career-best output from each of the last two seasons, with plenty of time left to build on the total. Jones is only five RBIs shy of equaling his career best of 70 set in 2009, and he is on pace to establish a personal best in batting average, entering Saturday's action at .293. His highest average was .284 in 2010. He remains one of the top defensive center fielders in the game, leading the majors with 11 outfield assists.

FINAL PITCH: Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus left Friday's game with a cut finger after attempting to score in the eighth inning. He is expected to be in the lineup Saturday.