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Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics: Can the Blue Jays continue their winning streak?
The Oakland Atheltics are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Coliseum on Friday.
The Blue Jays are close to a .500 mark
The Toronto Blue Jays are at the bottom of the AL East with a 30-32 record. They have won seven of their last 10 games and are coming off back-to-back wins against the Baltimore Orioles. The Blue Jays have a 4.29 ERA, a .248 batting average, a .315 on-base percentage, and 1.29 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with 70 hits; Daulton Varsho is on top with 35 runs and 10 home runs.
Another disappointing season for the Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are fourth in the AL West with a 25-39 record. They have lost six of the last eight games and are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The Athletics have a 4.21 ERA, a.247 batting average, a.322 on-base percentage, and 1.31 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Abraham Toro leads the team with 63 hits and 30 runs, while Brent Rooker and Shea Langelier are on top with 12 homeruns each.
Betting Trends
Oakland is 2-8 SU in the last 8 games overall, 3-14 SU in the last 17 games against teams from the AL and 6-13 SU in the last 19 games against teams from the AL East. They have played under the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall, in the last 5 home games and 4 of the last 6 games against Toronto. The Blue Jays are 7-3 SU in the last 10 games overall, 4-1 SU in the last 5 against the Athletics, 5-2 SU in the last 7 games against teams from the AL and 3-8 SU in the last 11 games against teams from the AL West. The Blue Jays have played under the total run line in 7 of their last 10 games on the road and have gone over in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Toronto Blue Jays have only two wins under 500 percent but are still at the bottom of the division given the competition in the AL East. They have won seven of the last 10 games, which puts them in a good situation going west to face the Atheltics. The Blue Jays had four consecutive wins against Oakland before the Athletics won the last one. Toronto will go with Chris Bassitt on the mound tonight, and he will have an extra motive going against the team where he spent six seasons. The 35-year-old veteran is 6-6 for the season with a 4.13 ERA, 63 K, 65.1 IP, and 1.45 WHIP. The Athletics will try to match that up with Hogan Harris, who is 0-0 for the season with a 3.14 ERA, 15 K, 14.1 IP, and 1.26 WHIP. There is no doubt that everything goes in Toronto’s favor, and we go with the Blue Jays to win this game.
