Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will look to extend his 21-game hitting streak when the Toronto Blue Jays (54-62) face the Oakland Athletics (48-69). The Blue Jays are listed as -151 favorites on the moneyline for the game, which begins at 3:07 p.m. ET Saturday live on SNET from the Rogers Centre.
Yariel Rodriguez will get the ball for Toronto, while Oakland will counter with Osvaldo Bido.
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Betting trends for the Blue Jays and Athletics
The Blue Jays have a 34-24 record in games where they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.6% of those games).
In games where Toronto has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -151 or less, the team has a record of 14-5 (winning 73.7% of its games).
This season, the Athletics have won 36 of 100 games, or 36%, in which they were the underdog.
Oakland has a 21-47 record this season when entering a game as an underdog of +128 or more on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have been set as an over/under bet by bookmakers 116 times, and in 63 of those games they and their opponents have exceeded the total (63-50-3).
In 51 of 116 games involving the Athletics this season, the total set by the bookmakers was exceeded.
Statistics and insights on the Blue Jays
The Blue Jays are the 24th highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.1 runs per game (481 total).
Toronto has hit 106 home runs this season, the fourth-fewest number in baseball.
The Blue Jays rank 17th in the majors with a batting average of .241.
Toronto averages 7.5 strikeouts per game, the fifth-fewest in baseball.
The Blue Jays pitching staff’s 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings combined rank 21st in the MLB.
Toronto has a team ERA of 4.62, ranking 28th among all MLB pitching teams.
Athletics Stats and Insights
The Athletics have scored 472 runs this season (four per game), ranking 25th in the MLB.
Oakland ranks fourth in Major League Baseball with 149 home runs.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .230 this season, ranking 27th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks 27th among MLB offense teams in strikeouts per game (9.3).
The Athletics’ pitching staff averages just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, ranking 28th in the MLB.
Oakland’s pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.34 this year, which ranks 23rd in the MLB.
Key Blue Jays players to keep an eye on
Rodriguez (1-4) is making his 12th appearance this season for the Blue Jays. He has a 3.86 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings pitched.
Guerrero leads Toronto in batting average (.323), home runs (23) and runs batted in (76) this season.
George Springer has a batting average of .224 with an OBP of .304 and a slugging percentage of .374 this season.
Daulton Varsho has collected 73 base hits, an OBP of .288 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
Ernie Clement has 73 hits and an OBP of .296 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
Key players in athletics to keep an eye on
The Athletics will send Bido (2-3) to the mound for his fifth start of the season.
Brent Rooker has a team-best batting average of .288 and is the Athletics’ leader in home runs (28) and runs batted in (81).
JJ Bleday has 33 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 47 walks with a batting average of .241.
Shea Langeliers has 12 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 28 walks with a batting average of .208.
Lawrence Butler has a batting average of .241 with 13 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 23 walks.
Blue Jays and athletics injuries
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10 days IL (calf), Alek Manoah: 15 days IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60 days IL (elbow)
Athletics: Tyler Soderstrom: 10 days IL (undisclosed), Jacob Wilson: 10 days IL (hamstring), Esteury Ruiz: 10 days IL (wrist), Dany Jimenez: 15 days IL (oblique), Alex Wood: 60 days IL (rotator cuff), Ken Waldichuk: 60 days IL (elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 days IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60 days IL (elbow)
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