The Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies meet Tuesday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 22 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 8 games. The Blue Jays have won 9 of their last 13 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 49 hits and 22 RBI, while Matt Chapman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 86 hits and 42 RBI. Alek Manoah gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 4.71 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. This will be Manoah’s first career game against the Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Phillies have won 9 of their last 12 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bryson Stott leads the Phillies with 42 hits and 11 RBI, while Nick Castellanos and Trea Turner have combined for 80 hits and 31 RBI. Aaron Nola gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 4.64 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. Nola is 0-2 with a 5.48 ERA and 28 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays are 8-3 in their last 11 interleague games and 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games. The Phillies are 37-18 in their last 55 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 Tuesday games. The over is 7-1 in Blue Jays last 8 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Phillies last 6 overall. The Blue Jays are 14-5 in the last 19 meetings in Philadelphia and 25-10 in the last 35 meetings.
The Philadelphia Phillies are getting the benefit of the doubt because they're at home, but the Blue Jays have been the better team up to this point with the more consistent offense. Also, we know Alek Manoah is better than what he's shown so far, and it's only a matter of time before he gets out of this funk. I'll take a shot with the Blue Jays and the slightly more favorable price.
