The Toronto Blue Jays play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Texas Rangers. Toronto is 76-60 following its 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Toronto won three of its four games versus Baltimore this week and the Blue Jays are third in the American League East, six games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
Catcher Alejandro Kirk is batting .302 to lead Toronto and has a team high .385 on-base percentage. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 82, while shortstop Bo Bichette is the leader of hits with 151. On Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 11-9 with a 3.12 ERA, 170 Ks and 23 BBs.
Texas dropped to 59-77 following its 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday. A wild pitch by Texas in the bottom of the 10th inning allowed Houston to score the winning run, handing a walk-off loss to Texas. The Rangers have lost 10 of the last 11. Texas is fourth in the American League West, 28 .5 games behind first place and out of playoff contention.
First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .306 to lead Texas and has team highs in hits with 152 and on-base percentage at .360. Shortstop Corey Seager has 29 home runs to lead Texas and right fielder Adolis Garcia has 84 RBIs to lead the Rangers. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers will send Kohei Arihara to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA, 13 Ks and 6 BBs.'
Recent Betting Trends
- Toronto is 6-1 in its last 7
- The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Blue Jays last 5 on the road versus an opponent with a losing record
- Texas is 1-10 in its last 11
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Rangers last 7 at home
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