Will the Wild Card round of the 2022 Major League Baseball postseason come to an end on Saturday, or will at least 1 series be extended to a decisive Game 3 on Sunday? The chances of the latter are obviously good, especially because 3 of the 4 home teams lost on Friday. It would be shocking if all 4 series end up being sweeps.
With a couple of dramatic Game 1s in the rearview mirror, it's time to look ahead at what Saturday could have to offer. For this mega parlay we are going with one total play and two underdogs on the money line. Let's break down each of the legs one by one.
Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Over 7.5 (-110)
By postseason standards, a pitching matchup between Robbie Ray (SEA) and Kevin Gausman (TOR) is nothing special. Ray has the pressure of facing his former team and he was nowhere near as good with Seattle during the regular season as he was while pitching to the American League Cy Young Award last year with Toronto. Gausman was mostly effective during the regular season, but he compiled an ERA north of 4.00 in September and allowed 5 earned runs in 2 of his last 4 starts that month. The right-hander then yielded 2 runs in just 3.0 innings of work last weekend against the Red Sox. In Game 1 the Mariners brought out the bats early. They can do the same on Saturday and I expect the Blue Jays to join them in that effort.
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