The Toronto Blue Jays will head to Cleveland to take on the reigning AL Central champs on Friday — a game that also marks the first time the two teams will meet in the MLB playoffs.
What can past performances tell us about who will win the teams' inaugural post-season matchup? Here are some of the key facts and figures ahead of the Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday (8:08 p.m. ET).
Head-to-head
Season series: Cleveland won 4-3.
Home/Away records: Cleveland was 2-1 at home, 2-2 on the road. Toronto was 2-2 at home, 1-2 on the road.
Season series games decided by one run: 57 per cent (4 games).
Season series one-run games won: Cleveland 3, Blue Jays 1.
Home runs hit, head-to-head: Toronto 13, Cleveland 9.
The Past
Historical record head-to-head: Of 404 total meetings, Blue Jays hold the slight edge with a 203-201 record.
Historical record head-to-head at SkyDome/Rogers Centre: Toronto has a 64-60 record at home vs. Cleveland.
Historical record head-to-head at Jacobs/Progressive Field: Cleveland has a 55-38 record at home vs. Toronto.
Historical playoff record vs. one another: Toronto and Cleveland have never met in a post-season game.
Historical post-season record: Toronto – 30-26 (53.5 per cent), Cleveland – 47-42 (52.8 per cent).
The Present: Batting
Stats from the 2016 MLB regular season, with American League rank in parenthesis
Home runs
Toronto: 221 (3rd)
Cleveland: 185 (10th)
On-base percentage
Toronto: .330 (3rd)
Cleveland: .329 (4th)
Strikeouts
Toronto: 1,362 (4th most)
Cleveland: 1,246 (9th most)
Walks
Toronto: 632 (1st)
Cleveland: 531 (4th)
Stolen bases
Cleveland: 134 (1st)
Toronto: 54 (13th)
The Present: Pitching
Earned-run average
Toronto: 3.78 (1st)
Cleveland: 3.84 (2nd)
Saves
Toronto: 43 (7th)
Cleveland: 37 (13th)
Home runs allowed
Toronto: 183, 11th-most allowed
Cleveland: 186, 8th-most allowed
Walks issued
Cleveland and Toronto tied with 461 (11th-most allowed)
Strikeouts
Cleveland: 1,398 (1st)
Toronto: 1,314 (7th)
WHIP (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched)
Toronto: 1.23 (1st)
Cleveland: 1.24 (2nd)
Toronto vs. Cleveland: By the numbers
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