Cleveland Indians vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/5/2021

The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays meet Thursday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. The Indians need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Blue Jays look for a win after winning seven of their last nine games.

The Cleveland Indians have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The Indians have won five of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Amed Rosario leads the Indians with 98 hits and 30 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Eddie Rosario have combined for 160 hits and 110 RBI. Triston McKenzie gets the ball, and he is 1-4 with a 6.11 ERA and 79 strikeouts this season. This will be McKenzie’s first career game against the Blue Jays.

The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 17 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Blue Jays have won seven straight games when scoring four or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 123 hits and 85 RBI while Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien have combined for 239 hits and 139 RBI. Ross Stripling gets the ball, and he is 4-6 with a 4.75 ERA and 85 strikeouts this season. Stripling is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA and five strikeouts in his career against the Indians.

The Indians are 5-11 in their last 16 road games and 70-33 in their last 103 Thursday games. The Blue Jays are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in Blue Jays last 5 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in Toronto.

Both of these pitchers are coming off terrible July’s, so you can make a case for the Indians and the massive plus money. With that said, the Indians are watching their season slip away a bit, while the Blue Jays are on fire offensively and one of the hottest teams overall right now. I’m not stepping in front of the Blue Jays. I’ll lay the RL with the home team.