Cincinnati Reds (75-86, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (78-83, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brandon Williamson (5-4, 4.89 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (3-9, 6.14 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -181, Reds +147; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Toronto has a 78-83 record overall and a 41-39 record at home. The Blue Jays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .248.

Cincinnati has gone 37-43 in road games and 75-86 overall. The Reds are 37-19 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto has 26 doubles and 33 home runs for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 11 for 35 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.

JJ Bleday has 16 doubles, two triples, 24 home runs and 58 RBIs for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 8 for 34 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .228 batting average, 3.92 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Reds: 5-5, .230 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Dylan Cease: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Rudy Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonatan Clase: 60-Day IL (foot), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (back), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Reds: Chase Burns: 15-Day IL (groin), Tony Santillan: 15-Day IL (hip), Julian Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Steer: 60-Day IL (wrist), Mike Toglia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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