The Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays meet on Tuesday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jays vs Braves Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Atlanta Braves will send out Spencer Schwellenbach for the start here. Schwellenbach is 1-0 with a 0.45 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Schwellenbach’s second career start against the Blue Jays. Kevin Gausman will get the nod for the Jays here, and Gausman is 1-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. In his career, Gausman is 0-1 with a 2.29 ERA and 12 strikeouts against the Braves.
Atlanta Braves Recap
The Atlanta Braves come into this game looking to build on their series-opening 8-4 win over the Braves from Monday’s matchup to improve to 5-11 on the year. After this series, the Braves will head home for an interleague series against the Minnesota Twins.
Braves Still Searching For Consistent Play
Austin Riley leads the Braves with 17 hits, including a team-high 4 doubles, but also has the dubious distinction of leading Atlanta with 21 strikeouts so far this season. Ozzie Albies and Marcell Ozuna each have 15 hits with 2 doubles, 3 home runs, and 8 RBIs, while Matt Olson has 11 hits with 3 doubles. Michael Harris II also has 12 hits with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 6 RBIs, and Nick Allen has a team-high 3 stolen bases this season.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Braves have won each of their last six night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last four games against National League opponents.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Blue Jays’ last nine games.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games against National League opponents following a home loss.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Ozzie Albies has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with the Braves as road favorites against AL opponents.
- Austin Riley has hit at least one home run in five of his last six appearances with the Braves as favorites against AL East opponents.
- Ozzie Albies has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Braves’ last eight road games against AL East opponents.
- Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances with the Braves as favorites against the Blue Jays.
- Austin Riley has scored at least one run in each of the Braves’ last five night games.
- Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one hit in each of his eight previous road appearances against the Blue Jays.
- Spencer Schwellenbach ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (0.45) this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Recap
The Toronto Blue Jays will be out to rebound after starting the set with their loss on Monday to slip to 9-8 on the year. After this series, the Blue Jays will square off in a series against the Seattle Mariners at home.
Blue Jays Drop 3 Of Their Last 4 Games
George Springer has 18 hits, and Bo Bichette has 22 hits, with Springer adding 2 home runs, a triple, 3 doubles, and 10 RBIs while Bichette has 5 doubles and 10 RBIs. Andres Gimenez has added 14 hits with 3 doubles and a team-high 3 home runs and 8 RBIs this season, along with 5 stolen bases, while Anthony Santander has a team-high 18 strikeouts so far this season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also has 4 doubles, while Springer also has a .375 batting average up to this point in the year.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Braves have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Blue Jays have won 10 of their last 11 night games at Rogers Centre following a home loss.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games following a win.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Ernie Clement has hit a home run in five of his last eight appearances in night games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last eight appearances in night games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Kevin Gausman has recorded a win in nine of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Kevin Gausman has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a home underdog.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- George Springer has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Myles Straw has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Myles Straw has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- George Springer ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.375) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Braves’ last five road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
Blue Jays vs Braves Prediction
I’m looking at the Braves here. I get the case to be made for Toronto, given that the Braves still have dug themselves into a pretty big hole to start the year and have struggled with consistency since then. However, the Braves have the edge in starting pitching in my opinion, and I think that teams are starting to figure out Gausman’s signature splitter. The strikeouts just have not been there for Gausman in a lot of his recent outings. I think that the Blue Jays will find something in the finale on Wednesday, but I think Schwellenbach will get the better of Toronto here. Give me the Braves in this one.