The Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays meet Friday 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 18-13 on the year and play the Nationals, Phillies, and Brewers next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting .233 on the season, have a .303 OBP, and a .379 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians’ pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Steven Kwan leads the Cleveland Guardians with 38 hits and 15 RBI, while Jose Ramirez and Gabriel Arias have combined for 53 hits and 26 RBI.
Logan Allen gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 1-2 with a 4.21 ERA and 18 strikeouts this season. Allen is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 15-16 on the year and play the Angels, Mariners, and Rays next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .237 on the season, have a .308 OBP, and a .350 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Bo Bichette leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 39 hits and 13 RBI, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer have combined for 57 hits and 29 RBI.
Chris Bassitt gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 2-2 with a 2.62 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. Bassitt is 1-3 with a 3.79 ERA and 34 strikeouts in his career against the Cleveland Guardians.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Guardians have lost each of their last five road games against AL East opponents following a win.
- The home team has won four of the Blue Jays’ last five games.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as underdogs against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last four games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven road games against AL East opponents.
- The Guardians have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games against AL East opponents.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Blue Jays have lost seven of their last eight Friday night games as home favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have won five of their last seven games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Friday games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in 10 of their last 12 road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in four of their last five night games against the Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Daulton Varsho has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- George Springer has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Blue Jays’ last five home games against AL Central opponents.
- Daulton Varsho has scored a run in each of his last four appearances after playing the previous day.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances at Rogers Centre.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one Single in nine of the Blue Jays’ last 10 games at Rogers Centre against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 appearances at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a winning record.
- Andres Gimenez ranks T9th in the league in Steals (8) this season.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Carlos Santana has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
- Carlos Santana has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
- Carlos Santana has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances at Rogers Centre.
- Steven Kwan has recorded at least one Single in 14 of the Guardians’ last 16 road games against AL opponents.
- Carlos Santana has recorded at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL East opponents.
Blue Jays vs Guardians Prediction
The Guardians and Blue Jays have caught fire this week and enter this series hot. Allen has been shaky at times this season and is coming off a game against the Red Sox where he allowed nine hits and seven runs in 4.1 innings. Allen has also had a control issue this season, which comes with 13 walks in 25.2 innings. Bassitt has allowed a combined 13 hits and eight runs in his last 11 innings. This feels like it could be a high-scoring game. I’m going to side with the over on Friday between the Guardians and Blue Jays.