Cleveland Guardians at Toronto Blue Jays 8/26/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Cleveland Guardians vs. Toronto Blue Jays
MLB: 3:07 PM PM
Aug. 26, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Toronto Blue Jays -165 ; O/U 8.5
The Cleveland Guardians will continue a road trip Saturday afternoon in Toronto for game two of three against the Blue Jays. Cleveland comes into Saturday seven games below .500 after losing four of the last six following a three run win in game one of this series. Logan Allen will make his 20th start of the year for Cleveland on Saturday. On the year Allen is 6-6 with a 3.31 ERA after giving up forty runs across 103.1 innings of action. On the road Allen has been better giving up just fifteen runs across 47.1 innings in nine outings.
Offensively Cleveland has been mediocre this season scoring just 512 runs on 1081 hits in 129 games played. Jose Ramirez does most of the work for Cleveland leading the team with nineteen home runs and has posted a .278 batting average. Josh Naylor leads the team with 79 RBI 's on the year.
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The Toronto Blue Jays remain at home Saturday 11 games above .500 riding a three-game skid after the loss in game one of the series. Offensively this season Toronto has been solid scoring 569 runs in 129 games played. Much of the Toronto offensive production has come from the long ball as the Blue Jays have hit 148 home runs and posted a .414 slugging percentage. Vlad Guerrero does the work for Toronto leading the team with 17 oh runs and 74 RBIs.
In game one of the series Toronto struggled from the dish with only six hits in 33 at bats including none with runners in scoring position to leave six men on base. Vladimir Guerrero and George Springer did all the work for Toronto driving in one run each. Alejandro Kirk chipped in as well with two hits in four at bats for the Blue Jays.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games.
Cleveland are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Toronto's last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 14 games at home.
Free Betting Pick: Toronto Blue Jays -165
The Toronto Blue Jays are fighting for a playoff spot and must continue to roll on Saturday. Look for Toronto to do the job against a good team. The Blue Jays will control this game long enough to pull off the needed home win to inch closer to the playoffs. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 8-4.