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Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi aims to give the Toronto Blue Jays a chance to split their four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon.
He will face left-hander Cade Povich, who is scheduled to make his major league debut.
After dropping the first two games of the series against the Orioles by a combined 17-3 score, the Blue Jays won 3-2 on Wednesday.