Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 6-9-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, June 9th at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series. 

Oakland Goes for Rare Series Win 

The Oakland Athletics are 26-40 this year and they have lost seven of their last ten games. Oakland won game one in this series by a score of 2-1 on Friday night, but they were shutout in their loss on Saturday. Prior to this series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Mariners, lost two out of three against the Braves, and lost two out of three against the Rays. Oakland has played very poorly over the last month and they have lost eight of their last nine series. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.19 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 238 runs with a .219 batting average and a .291 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .272 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. Oakland is 28th in the MLB in runs scored and they have scored three runs or fewer in 12 of their last 14 games. 

Blue Jays Continue to Play Well 

The Toronto Blue Jays are 31-33 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Toronto lost game one in this series, but they were able to win game two by a score of 7-0 on Saturday. Prior to this series, the Blue Jays split four games with the Orioles, won two out of three against the Pirates, and swept the White Sox in three games. Toronto is 8-4 in their last 12 games and they are within a half game of Boston and Tampa Bay in the AL East. 

The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.19 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 251 runs with a .234 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. Daulton Varsho is batting .215 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season. Toronto is 21st in team ERA this season and they have allowed three runs or fewer in seven of their last twelve games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Mitch Spence, who is 4-3 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP over 44.1 innings pitched this year. Spence has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts, but only lasted 3.0 and 4.2 innings in two of those outings. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Bowden Francis, who is 2-2 with a 9.00 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP over 18.0 innings pitched this season. Francis has allowed six earned runs over his last four appearances (9.2 IP), which have all been in relief. 

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight day games against American League opponents.
The Blue Jays have won 14 of their last 16 day games against the Athletics following a win.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 15 day games against the Blue Jays following a loss.
The Blue Jays have covered the run line in four of their last five road games against teams that held a losing record.
The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine Sunday games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against American League opponents.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Blue Jays’ last seven games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Each of the Athletics’ last seven home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.

Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 

Toronto was able to bounce back from their disappointing game one loss with a win on Saturday, and they will look to pick up the series win here. The Blue Jays are currently tied for last in the AL East, but they could finish the day in third if things go their way. Oakland is fourth in the AL West and they have been pretty bad over the last six weeks. I do think Oakland has a slight advantage at starting pitcher, as Spence has been serviceable, but he shouldn’t go too deep into this game. The Blue Jays are the better offensive team, especially recently, and my Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction is for the Blue Jays to get the win.