Preview the Aug. 20 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Oviedo took on Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer and a 10-pitch duel ensued, with Springer hitting a slider 355 feet that stayed just fair for a leadoff home run, putting the road team up 1-0.

SportsLine's model simulated Toronto vs. Pittsburgh 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Wednesday afternoon's matchup at PNC Park in Pittsburgh

Preview the Aug. 20 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Toronto Blue Jays have split their first two games against the Pittsburgh Pirates in their early-week series, and they find themselves as road favorites on

Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman details spat with Pirates’ Tommy Pham, saying it was “weird and unprovoked” in benches-clearing game.

That said, it’s the fourth time the Jays have dropped a series to a last-place team this season, an annoying blip in their overall record. In July, they dropped two of three to the Athletics and three of four to the Orioles. In June, they lost two of three to the White Sox.

The pitch in question was this 2-0 sinker from Blue Jays lefty Brendon Little. According to TruMedia's calculations, that pitch had a 58.9% called strike probability -- that's based on empirical data, and not whether or not it should be called a strike based on the rulebook or any given umpire's judgment.