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(Sports Network) - Jeremy Guthrie tries to avoid an 18th loss this evening when the Baltimore Orioles open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Toronto took care of business against an American League East powerhouse, as it took three of four from the Boston Red Sox. On Thursday the Jays secured a series win, as J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run home run, while Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames added solo shots, helping Toronto to a 7-4 win. "Taking three out of four against a team thats near the top of the division is huge," said Arencibia. Ricky Romero (14-10) worked 6 2/3 innings for the victory, allowing five hits and three runs with three walks and striking out seven. Hoping to continue that momentum tonight will be lefty Brett Cecil, who is 4-8 with a 4.60 ERA. Cecil lost his fourth straight decision on Sunday against the Yankees, as he allowed five runs (four earned) and five hits in six innings. "I think hes got to identify what he did in the middle innings, where he made some adjustments and used that changeup a little bit more," Blue Jays bench coach Don Wakamatsu said after Cecils last outing. "Then it gives a lot more life to the fastball, and he doesnt make mistakes with it as much. Hopefully, he learns from that." Cecil, who is 3-0 in five starts versus the Os, also gave up two home runs in the loss to the Yanks and has now surrendered 18 in just 17 starts this season. Toronto has won 10 of its 15 matchups with the Os after going 15-3 in the season series a year ago against them. Big things were expected for Guthrie coming into the season, especially after he tossed eight scoreless innings to beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day. However, things have gone terribly wrong for the right-hander, who is 6-17 on the year with a 4.45 earned run average. "My main goal coming into the year was hopefully to win double-digit games for us," Guthrie said. "As it stands, Ive got four more chances to win four games, and that would put me at 10, which is a small accomplishment for the season. Thats what Ive been shooting for. Thats where my focus has been since Day 1 -- to try to win. And I havent done a good job of that, but [I will] try to get better." Guthries latest loss came on Sunday against the Rays, as he allowed seven runs (three earned) and seven hits in five innings. He also surrendered his team-leading 24th home run of the season and has given up at least one round- tripper in eight of his last 10 starts. Toronto has given the 32-year-old hurler fits over his career, as Guthrie is a mere 2-7 lifetime against the Jays with a 3.67 ERA in 18 starts. Baltimore, though, enters tonights tilt riding high after back-to-back wins over the New York Yankees, including Thursdays 5-4 triumph in 10 innings that saw it rally from an early 4-1 deficit. 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Jussi Jokinen and Petri Kontiola each had a goal and an assist for the Finns, who put 52 shots on beleaguered Austria goalie Bernhard Starkbaum despite playing the final two periods without Selanne, their captain and the leading scorer in Olympic history. The 43-year-old "Finnish Flash" had an assist in the first period of his record-equaling sixth Olympics before sitting out with an upper-body injury. Selanne should be fine for the Finns next game, team spokesman Janne Lahti said. "Hes an old man, so he needs some rest, more than the other guys," Kontiola said. Sami Lepisto and Olli Maatta also scored for Finland, which has never lost to Austria at the Olympics. Granlund had a three-point game and defenceman Sami Vatanen had three assists in their Olympic debuts. Selanne got just eight shifts before apparently having problems with his neck or shoulders. Finlands trainers massaged Selanne on the bench late in the first period, and he didnt return from the first break. "Maybe he got the bad pillow!" said Sami Vatanen, Selannes teammate with the Anaheim Ducks. Even with Selanne ailing, Finland took control with two goals in 8 seconds during the final minute of the first before taking a four-goal lead in the second. "Its tough to see him get injured, but hell be OK," Olli Jokinen said of Selanne. "Hes a big part of this team, and hes our leader. Its never easy when you lose a guy like him." Finns recover The Finns also survived a shaky Olympic debut from Tuukka Rask, the vaunted Boston Bruins goalie who yielded four goals on just 20 shots. "The firsst goal, everybody was caught sleeping there," Rask said.dddddddddddd "After that second goal, everybody kind of woke up and got back to playing again." Michael Grabner had three goals in his Olympic debut for Austria. The New York Islanders forward scored 36 seconds into the first period, and Austria had two early leads before Finland took control. "In case we didnt know what we were up against, we got a reality check," Austrian forward Thomas Vanek said. "Youve got to play a certain way, and I think we didnt do it. Our goalie needs to be our best player, and we need to help him more." Finland is the most consistently successful Olympic nation of the NHL era while winning medals in four of the last five Olympics overall. The Finns have a solid shot at medals again despite placement in Canadas preliminary-round group, and an eight-goal performance in their opener will help their cause. Austria, which qualified for its first Olympics since 2002, surprised the Finns in the opening minute when Grabner converted a cross-ice pass from Michael Raffl. Granlund got Finlands first goal on a play set up by Selanne, who took Vatanens outlet pass and fed Granlund while screening Starkbaum. 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