Twins vs Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Game Two Preview

Blue Jays veteran Chris Bassitt takes the hill verses Twins righty Bailey Ober. First pitch is at 7:07 PM ET on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Chris Bassitt (11-7) took the loss in his last outing against the Pirates, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out 10.

Bassitt got off to a rocky start, allowing two runs with two outs in the first inning. The veteran right-hander would settle down and blank Pittsburgh over his final 4.2 frames while matching a season-high with 10 strikeouts.

However, Bassitt would ultimately wind up with the loss, as the Blue Jays failed to generate much offensively in a 2-1 defeat.

Bassitt has gone five starts without a win while struggling to a 5.68 ERA in that span. Overall, he sports a 4.18 ERA with a 1.34 WHIP and 142 strikeouts across 144.1 innings this season.

Bailey Ober took a no-decision in his last outing against the Athletics, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk in 5.2 innings. He struck out seven.

Ober turned in his fourth consecutive start of at least five innings since coming off the injured list, and he induced a strong 18 whiffs en route to tying a season high in punchouts.

The right-hander had a dismal June, posting a 9.00 ERA across five starts in the month, but he's at least managed to log a more encouraging 4.09 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 19:3 K:BB over his first four outings of August after missing over a month of action due to a left hip impingement.

Bo Bichette leads Toronto in batting average (.304) and runs batted in (83) this season while also slugging 16 homers.

George Springer's 22 home runs lead all Toronto hitters, and he's slugging .523.

Ernie Clement has collected 122 hits this season and has an OBP of .304. He's slugging .391 on the year.

Byron Buxton has accumulated a team-best batting average of .270, while leading the Twins in home runs (25) and runs batted in (62).

Trevor Larnach is batting .245 with 19 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 43 walks.

Brooks Lee is hitting .249 with 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 25 walks.

Ryan Jeffers is hitting .261 with 23 doubles, nine home runs and 43 walks.

Blue Jays: Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Nick Sandlin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Burr: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (Hamstring)

Twins: Christian Vázquez: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Misiewicz: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), David Festa: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15 Day IL (Illness), Alan Roden: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)