In this article we will formulate a Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Friday, August 9th at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 53-62 this season and they have lost three of their last five games. Toronto is coming off of a series win against Baltimore, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Blue Jays lost two out of three against the Yankees, lost three out of four against the Orioles, and won all three against the Rangers. Toronto is 3-5 in their last eight games and they are last in the AL East.
The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.65 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 478 runs with a .240 batting average and a .313 on base percentage. Vladimir Guerrero is batting .321 with 23 home runs and 76 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 48-68 this year and they have lost three of their last five games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against the White Sox, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Dodgers, split two games with the Giants, and won three out of four against the Angels. Oakland is 7-5 in their last 12 games and they are last in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.34 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .254 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 471 runs with a .230 batting average and a .301 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .291 with 28 home runs and 81 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Jose Berrios, who is 9-9 with a 4.11 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP over 135.2 innings pitched this year. Berrios has allowed at least three earned runs in four of his last five outings. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Mitch Spence, who is 7-7 with a 4.40 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 100.1 innings pitched this season. Spence has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three straight starts.
Why the Athletics will beat the Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last eight night games following a win.
- The Athletics have won seven of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 night games at Rogers Centre following a home win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last nine Friday games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Blue Jays’ last nine home games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Athletics’ last nine night games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last six games at Rogers Centre.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last six home games against AL West opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 21 games against AL opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays’ last 10 home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Jose Berrios has recorded a win in seven of his last eight home appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Blue Jays’ last six games against the Athletics at Rogers Centre.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Daulton Varsho has hit a home run in each of the Blue Jays’ last two games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jose Berrios has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last 10 home appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays’ last 21 games against AL opponents.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Abraham Toro has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances against AL East opponents.
- Brent Rooker has hit at least one home run in five of the Athletics’ last eight road games.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last seven appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances against AL East opponents.
- Brent Rooker has recorded a Double in three of the Athletics’ last four road games against AL East opponents.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Brent Rooker has scored at least one run in seven of the Athletics’ last eight road games.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Toronto comes into this series sitting at the bottom of the AL East standings, but they are coming off of a very nice series win over the Orioles. Toronto is 28-29 at home this year, while Oakland is just 19-38 on the road. The Athletics have played better over the last three weeks, but their road record is still horrible. With that being said, the A’s are starting Mitch Spence, who has been very good in his last three outings. The Blue Jays are going with Jose Berrios, who we have not trusted for a few weeks now, and I have to continue fading him here. My Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics prediction is for Oakland to win.