Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 7-16-2023

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays will take the field on Sunday at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 1:37 p.m. ET.

Arizona (52-40 SU and 52-40 RL) is starting left-hander Tommy Henry. The 25-year-old is 5-1 with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in 14 games (13 starts) this season.

Toronto (51-41 SU and 40-52 RL) is countering with lefty Yusei Kikuchi. The 32-year-old is 7-3 with a 4.24 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in 18 outings.

The Blue Jays are -170 moneyline favorites and the game total is ten runs scored.

Arizona dropped the first game of the second half, as it mustered only two runs. The game was tied heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but Toronto broke it open with a five-run outburst.

The D-Backs score 4.90 runs per game (8th) and hit .258 (8th) with a .754 OPS (7th). They've hit 106 home runs (13th) and stolen 93 bases (3rd) this season. The Arizona pitching staff has compiled a 4.38 ERA (18th) and a 1.33 WHIP (20th) with 34 quality starts.

The second-year pro Henry will start for the visitors in the series finale. He held the Mets to two hits and zero runs in his last outing and picked up wins in his previous two starts against the Nationals (one run in 6.2 IP) and Angels (one run and eight Ks in 5.2 IP). The Michigan product sports a 51:29 K:BB ratio this year.

  
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