The Guardians were able to come away with an extremely impressive win in Game 1 of this series after a huge fifth inning. This was another tough loss for the Toronto Blue Jays as they are now sitting at 16-11 and are currently in third place of the American League East.
The Cleveland Guardians continue making their way up in the American League Central standings as they’re currently in second place.
Check out the latest MLB picks today, stats from the season, and MLB odds for the Guardians vs. Blue Jays.
Blue Jays at Guardians Stats
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are going to be coming into this one at 16-11 on the season and 6-5 on the road. Toronto is 5-5 in their last ten games and have a team batting average of .241.
Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland guardians are coming into this one at 12-13 on the year and 5-4 at home. They’re hitting .252 as a team and have a 5-5 record in their last ten games.
Blue Jays at Guardians Betting Trends
Let’s take a look below at a few MLB betting trends.
- 10 Blue Jays games have gone over, while 17 have gone under
- 15 Guardians games have gone over, while ten have gone under
- Cleveland Guardians 14-11 on the run line
- Toronto Blue Jays 11-16 on the run line
- Six Guardians games have gone over at home, while three have gone under
- Three Blue Jays away games have gone over while eight have gone under
Blue Jays at Guardians Predictions
Although the Cleveland Guardians were able to take the first game of the series, it would make sense if the Toronto Blue Jays find a way to get back on track here and win Game 2 of the series.
With them being one of the best teams in all of baseball, the Blue Jays are eventually going to figure it out, and with Kevin Gausman on the mound, there’s truly no better time for them to walk away with the top victory in Cleveland.
Despite being in one of the worst divisions in all of baseball, we have to give it up to the Cleveland Guardians for playing decent baseball to start the season despite their roster. They have a few high-level players, but the reality of the situation is that this Blue Jays team is much more talented than the Cleveland Guardians are.
One thing to keep in mind here is that Kevin Gausman is going to get the start for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he’s done a great job this season in his new uniform in Toronto. He’s currently 2-1 with a 0.98 WHIP and a 2.27 ERA.
One other thing to keep in mind here is that Shane Beaver is going to get the start for the Cleveland Guardians. He’s one of the best pitchers in all of baseball in those numbers show against the current Toronto Blue Jays lineup. Hitters in the current Blue Jays lineup are only hitting .160 against him in their careers, and he has a FIP below 2.5.
Bieber has had an excellent start to the season for the Cleveland Guardians as he currently has a 2.45 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP.
Despite being top 10 in most major hitting categories as a team, this Toronto Blue Jays lineup can certainly be much better. Once the Blue Jays truly start figuring it out offensively, they’re going to be one of the more scary teams in all of baseball.
Conclusion
The pick here is actually going to be taking the Cleveland Guardians to win outright on the Moneyline at +120. Although Kevin Gausman is going to get the start for the Blue Jays, Shane Bieber has done an excellent job against this current Toronto Blue Jays lineup, and there is no doubt that he’s going to be at the top of his game once again against them on Friday.
The Blue Jays can certainly come out and put up a few runs across the board against Shane Bieber, but with their offense not being as good as many people were predicting it to be, this is a good time for Shane Bieber to continue being one of the top pitchers in all of baseball.
When on top of their game, the Cleveland Guardians can also swing the bat at an elite level, and that shows by them being in the top three in team batting average. If they can scrape together a few runs against Kevin Gausman, the Blue Jays have one of the worst bullpens in all of baseball, and that should help the Guardians walk away with a tough win.
Both of these teams are two of the more difficult to pick in all of the baseball, considering that we truly never know what we’re going to get out of them. For teams that offer such high-level offenses and two of the best pitchers in baseball going at it, let’s go with the home team here and take the Guardians to win outright.
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