The Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics meet Wednesday in MLB action from O.co Coliseum. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. The Blue Jays eked out a win in the opener, then on Tuesday Toronto kept it up with a blowout victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Jays scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning during Monday’s opener, ultimately pulling off a 6-5 win. Cavan Biggio finished with two hits, two RBI and a run in the victory. On Tuesday Toronto scored six runs in the seventh inning on the way to a 7-1 win. Three runs came from George Springer, who had two hits.
In the starter role for the Jays on Wednesday it’ll be Hyun Jin Ryu. This year in six starts Ryu is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 23 Ks in 29.0 innings. Ryu is coming off a no-decision versus Colorado with two earned in 5.0 innings.
Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts
- The Blue Jays have won 14 of their last 15 day games against the Athletics following a win.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last eight Wednesday day games.
- The Blue Jays have led after 7 innings in each of their last eight Wednesday day games.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last seven games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven Wednesday day games.
Oakland Athletics
Over on the A’s side, they scored a couple of runs in the 10th inning themselves but couldn’t pull off the comeback. Lawrence Butler posted two homers and three RBI in the loss. On Tuesday Oakland didn’t get much from their seven team hits outside of a Jordan Diaz RBI.
JP Sears will take the mound for the Wednesday start. Over his 27 starts this year Sears is 3-11 with a 4.60 ERA and 138 Ks in 146.2 innings. Sears is 2-4 with a 5.91 ERA in his last seven starts, striking out 37 in 35.0 innings.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The Athletics have lost 22 of their last 23 day games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 14 day games against the Blue Jays following a loss.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last three games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Oakland Athletics ranks 30th in the league for runs scored this season (510).
- The Oakland Athletics ranks 30th in the league for hits this season (1025).
- The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.70).
- The Toronto Blue Jays ranks T1st in the league for strikeouts this season (1301).
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’m going to stay with the Blue Jays here. Ryu has been steady over his last three starts, posting 5.0 innings in each. During those 15.0 frames Ryu has four earned runs on three walks and 12 hits, going 2-0 in that time. As for Sears, he posted 6.0 clean frames versus the Angels his last time up but had 13 earned runs in his previous 10.0 innings. In the Tuesday game two, Toronto made it three wins in a row. The Blue Jays also have six or more runs in six straight games. If the bats stay hot Toronto should be set up well in game three.
