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TORONTO -- Whenever his Toronto Blue Jays face the Baltimore Orioles, manager John Gibbons has a pretty good idea what kind of game its going to be.Theyre normally slugfests, Gibbons said Monday as the Blue Jays prepared to host Baltimore in the American League wild-card game.The Orioles led the major leagues with 253 home runs this season, hitting 28 in their 19 games against Toronto. The Blue Jays were fourth in baseball with 221 homers and had 29 against Baltimore.Were really very similar teams if you break it down, Gibbons said. We know everything about them, they know everything about us. When youre playing a team from your division, theres really no secrets.Still, with a berth in the best-of-five Division Series against Texas on the line, long balls might be a little harder to come by in Tuesday nights winner-take-all affair between these AL East foes.The challenge of controlling two powerful lineups will fall on the starting pitchers. Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37 ERA) gets the nod for Toronto, with fellow right-hander Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.77) going for the Orioles.I think Stro is the perfect guy, Gibbons said. Big game, weve seen him do it before. He did that a couple of times for us last year. You know hes going to come out throwing strikes. Were glad hes available.Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said choosing Tillman was a good, tough decision.We had probably three options, and Chris is one of those good options, Showalter said.The Orioles went 4-0 in Tillmans four starts against the Blue Jays this season. Last year, he was 0-4 in six starts against Toronto, posting an ugly 11.32 ERA.I dont think Ive gone out of my way to do anything different with these guys, Tillman said. Its just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. Last year didnt go so well, this year has been a little better.Tillman took a no-decision against the Blue Jays in his final start of the regular season, allowing two runs, one earned, and six hits in 5 2/3 innings last Wednesday. In 13 career starts at Rogers Centre, he is 2-6 with a 7.01 ERA.If the Orioles have a late lead, theyll like their chances of locking it down; closer Zach Britton was perfect in 47 save opportunities this season.Given the stakes, Showalter said hed consider using Britton for an extended outing.You dont worry about tomorrow or the next day, the manager explained. Everything is about that nine innings. There are some times during the course of the game that it may happen earlier than usual that you may attack it differently.Stroman lost to Baltimore in his final regular-season outing, yielding four runs and nine hits in seven innings last Thursday. He is 1-2 with a 7.04 ERA in four starts against Baltimore this season.Its an unbelievable lineup, Stroman said. One through nine, there are no easy outs. There are no pitches you can take off. You make a mistake, and they make you pay.Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo led the majors with 47 home runs, part of the reason Gibbons considers Baltimore probably the top quick-strike offense in baseball.There are so many power threats in their lineup, Gibbons said.Power was in short supply for the Blue Jays during the final weeks of the season. Toronto averaged 3.69 runs in September and October, their worst month of the year.A pair of one-run wins at Boston in the final two games of the season gave the Blue Jays home-field advantage against Baltimore and got them ready for the postseason, Gibbons said.Theres got to be something said for experiencing those kind of games, he explained. You play enough of them, you get used to them.Toronto did not put right-hander R.A. Dickey on its roster. Including Stroman, the Blue Jays will have 10 pitchers available. The Orioles had not yet finalized their roster.The winner will head to Texas to play the AL West champion Rangers beginning Thursday. NHL Jerseys China . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. [url=hzand Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. https://www.cheapnhljerseysjustwholesale.com/ . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. NHL Jerseys ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. The VaudevillainsMembers:?Aiden English,?Simon GotchTag team debut: June 19, 2014Tag team accomplishments1-time NXT tag team champions; won on Aug. 22, 2015 (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn) ' ' '