Blue Jays vs. Athletics Pick
Can the Oakland Athletics bounce back tonight when they go on the road to face the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:07PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Blue Jays are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Athletics are listed with a money line of +105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Sonny Gray (6-4, 3.66 ERA) on the mound for the Athletics to face Cesar Valdez (0-0, 6.05) of the Blue Jays. Gray has been on a nice run, allowing just six earned runs over his last five starts. On the year, he has 85 strikeouts with 28 walks and a 1.18 WHIP. Valdez has made four appearances with Toronto since being traded by Oakland. He has pitched a total of 10 innings and allowed three earned runs with nine strikeouts and three walks.
These two opened their series on Monday with Toronto picking up a 4-2 win. These two have now split their four meetings this season. The Jays are now 45-54 overall and 23-24 at home while Oakland is 44-55 overall and 16-32 on the road.
Monday saw the Toronto bullpen pitched four hitless innings to hang on to a lead. Francisco Liriano pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits to get his sixth win of the season. Chris Smith took the loss after allowing three runs over six innings. Russell Martin led Toronto with two hits and his 10th home run of the season. Ezequiel Carrera and Ryan Goins each had two hits and a RBI as well. Matt Chapman hit a solo home run for Oakland in the loss while Ryon Healy also drove in a run.
Bet on Athletics vs. Blue Jays
Gray is really locked in right now and I think he should have another strong outing against the Blue Jays tonight. Toronto can’t expect the same from Valdez, who has done mostly relief appearances this season. Valdez isn’t likely to last long even if he does pitch well and I don’t see Toronto’s pen putting together four more hitless innings.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: OAKLAND ATHLETICS +105