After being swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels last weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays have responded about as well as they could have.
In a trip to Chicago during the week, they took two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley Field. And they have followed a successful trip to the Windy City by winning the first two of their series in Pittsburgh.
The Jays enter Sunday in the final AL wild-card spot, two games behind the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays. But with the Baltimore Orioles, who are a game and a half behind the Jays, eyeing a home sweep of the Oakland A's, the AL's wors t team, Toronto needs to break out the brooms at PNC Park.
Toronto won the first two games with excellent pitching and will be looking to get a strong outing from Ross Stripling. Also, they will be aiming to flex their muscles a bit against Pirates starter JT Brubaker, who has been better than his numbers might indicate.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Matchup Information and Betting Odds
- Matchup: Toronto Blue Jays (72-59, 34-30 away, 3rd in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-83, 26-38 home, 5th in the NL Central)
- Venue & Location: PNC Park (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Game Time: 12:05 p.m. Eastern Time
- Toronto vs. Pittsburgh TV Info: Peacock
- Toronto: Ross Stripling (2022: 26 appearances – 18 starts, 6-4, 2.94 ERA)
- Pittsburgh: JT Brubaker (2022: 24 starts, 3-11, 4.39 ERA)