The Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays meet Saturday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Blue Jays vs. Guardians Prediction. This article will include a Blue Jays vs. Guardians Pick.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 15-12 on the year and play the Athletics and Rays next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting. 230 on the season, have a .319 OBP, and have a .382 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians pitching staff has a 4.08 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Brayan Rocchio leads the Cleveland Guardians with 23 hits and 15 RBI while Steven Kwan and Jose Martinez have combined for 45 hits and 20 RBI.
Joey Cantillo gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Cantillo’s second career game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 10-15 on the year and play the Red Sox and Twins next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .256 on the season and have a .316 OBP, and a .384 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.61 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. Ernie Clement leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 33 hits and 7 RBI while Andres Gimenez and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 56 hits and 27 RBI.
Kevin Gausman gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-1 with a 2.54 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Gausman is 5-5 with a 2.30 ERA and 65 strikeouts in his career against the Cleveland Guardians.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Guardians have lost each of their last seven road games following a win.
- The Blue Jays have won 10 of their last 11 home games against the Guardians following a home loss.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven road games following a win.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in 10 of their last 11 home games against the Guardians following a home loss.
- The Blue Jays have won the first inning in four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in five of their last six day games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last three games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won each of their last nine Saturday games.
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last six day games against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six day games against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in 14 of their last 16 games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have won the first inning in three of their last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six day games against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Blue Jays’ last eight home games against AL Central opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Guardians’ last five games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last nine games as favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Guardians’ last four games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Kevin Gausman has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- George Springer has hit a home run in two of the Blue Jays’ last three games as favorites against the Guardians.
- Kevin Gausman has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances against the Guardians.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 16 day games against opponents that held a winning record.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Austin Hedges has hit a home run in each of his two previous appearances at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a losing record.
- Rhys Hoskins has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 Saturday day appearances with his team as an underdog.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Blue Jays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (170).
- The Blue Jays rank 29th in the league for steals this season (8).
- The Guardians rank T1st in the league for strikeouts this season (249).
- The Guardians rank 25th in the league for home runs allowed this season (34).
Blue Jays vs Guardians Prediction
The Guardians have had issues stringing wins together and the Jays are due for a bounce-back effort with the way these last two games have played out. Gausman has been solid through 28.1 innings, positing a 2.54 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. Easily a top-20 pitcher up to this point, and he’s been even better at home, where he has a 1.56 ERA and .131 allowed batting average through 17.1 innings. The price is more than reasonable. Give me the Blue Jays.