In Monday night MLB action and our MLB picks are here, the Chicago Cubs will travel to the Rogers Centre to open up a series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Cubs (55-73) are eight games below .500 on the road and are sitting a distant third in the NL Central Division standings. On Sunday, Franmil Reyes and Nico Hoerner each went deep during a 9-7 road loss against Milwaukee.
Chicago manager David Ross has yet to name a starting pitcher for this game. The Cubs rank in the bottom third of the majors with a 4.23 team ERA and have logged just 33 quality starts.
The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and hold a 1.5 game lead over Baltimore in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Sunday, Toronto SP Ross Stripling (6-4) gave up three runs in six innings during an 8-3 home loss versus Los Angeles. OF George Springer hit his 19th home run of the year in a losing effort for the Blue Jays (68-58).
Twenty-eight year old righty Jose Berrios (9-5 5.28 ERA) will get the nod for the Blue Jays on Monday. Toronto has won Berrios' last two starts and he has allowed three earned runs over his last 12 plus innings.
Recent Betting Trends
- Cubs are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series.
- Blue Jays are 9-4 in their last 13 vs. a team with a losing record.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Cubs last 6 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Blue Jays last 4 during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 7-2 in Blue Jays last 9 interleague games.
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