In this article we will formulate a Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, August 11th at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 54-63 this season and they have won two of their last three games. Toronto won the first game in this series by a score of 3-1, but they were shutout on Saturday. Prior to this series, the Blue Jays won two out of three against the Orioles, lost two out of three against the Yankees, and lost three out of four against the Orioles. Toronto is 4-6 in their last 10 games and they are last in the AL East.
The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.58 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 481 runs with a .240 batting average and a .312 on base percentage. Vladimir Guerrero is batting .322 with 23 home runs and 76 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 49-69 this year and they have alternated wins and losses over their last six games. Oakland dropped game one in this series, but they bounced back with a 1-0 win in game two. Prior to this series, the Athletics won two out of three against the White Sox, lost two out of three against the Dodgers, and split two games with the Giants. Oakland is 5-6 in their last 11 games and they are last in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 473 runs with a .230 batting average and a .301 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .290 with 29 home runs and 82 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Chris Bassitt, who is 9-10 with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP over 130.0 innings pitched this year. Bassitt has allowed at least three earned runs in four of his last five outings. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is JP Sears, who is 9-8 with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 126.1 innings pitched this season. Sears has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts.
Why the Athletics will beat the Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last five day games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have won six of their last nine games as road underdogs.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in six of their last seven road games after playing the previous day.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last six games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Twelve of the Blue Jays’ last 14 day games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last three day games against American League opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Chris Bassitt has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded a win in four of his last five home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in three of the Blue Jays’ last four day games.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 23 games against AL opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays’ last 23 games against AL opponents.
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one Single in each of the Blue Jays’ last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in 11 of the Blue Jays’ last 12 home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one RBI in six of his last eight appearances against AL opponents.
- George Springer has hit a home run in two of the Blue Jays’ last three home games against the Athletics.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- JP Sears has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- JP Sears has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances against AL East opponents.
- Brent Rooker has scored a run in each of the Athletics’ last four day games.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Athletics’ last six day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Brent Rooker has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last two day games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Toronto comes into this game looking for the series win, but they were shutout in game two on Saturday. The Blue Jays are 29-30 at home this year, while the Athletics are 20-39 on the road. Toronto has had issues scoring runs all season, but their pitching staff also has one of the worst team ERA’s. Chris Bassitt will be starting for the Blue Jays, but he has not looked great in recent outings. On the other side, JP Sears has been very good in four of his last five outings and I think he can have another strong outing here. My Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics prediction is for Oakland to win.