Toronto Blue Jays (44-37, 3rd in the American League East) vs. Oakland Athletics (27-55, 5th in the American League West)
Pitching Possibility: Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (3-4, 4.74 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 74 strikes); Competition: Adrian Martinez (1-1, 6.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 6 strikes)
Funduel Sports Bookline: Blue Jays-187, Athletics +158; Over / Under is 8 runs
Bottom line: The Toronto Blue Jays will play against Oakland Athletics with four consecutive losses.
Oakland went from 9-29 at home to 27-55 overall. Athletics has a record of 5-15 in a game determined by one run.
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Toronto is 44-37 overall and 19-19 on the road. The Blue Jays have a record of 33-19 in the game when they have recorded at least eight hits.
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Tuesday's match is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied by 2-2.
Top Performer: Seth Brown leads Auckland with 10 home runs with a .418 slugging percentage. Ramon Laureano is 35-10 with 3 home runs and 6 RBIs in the last 10 games.
George Springer has 12 doubles, 2 triples, 15 home runs and 38 RBIs on the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 11 to 41 with 3 doubles and 2 home runs in the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Athletics: 4-6, .239 batting rate, 3.96 ERA, outscore in one run
Blue Jays: 4-6, .269 batting rate, 5.16 ERA , Outscore 10 runs
Injured: Athletics: Frankie Montas: Daily (private), Jansen: 10 days IL (shoulder), Jona Bride: 10 days IL (shoulder), Danny Jimenez: 15 days IL (shoulder), Vaulton Jefferies: 60 days IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60 days IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr .: 60 days IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Julian Merryweather: 60 days IL (side), Kevin Goesman: everyday (ankle), Taylor Saused: 60 days IL (hips), Hyunjin Ryu: 60 days IL (forearms), Imi Garcia: 15-day IL (back), Andrew Basquez: 15-day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-day IL (finger), Nate Pearson: 60-day IL (thing)
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