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Blue Jays vs. Pirates odds, prediction, and betting tips for MLB
The Toronto Blue Jays will open up their new series against the Pittsburgh Pirates when they travel to PNC Park (6:35 p.m. ET). The Blue Jays need a win badly as they have lost their last four games. So far in their series against the Boston Red Sox, Toronto has not won a game. The Blue Jays need to find a way to fix their road problems, because the Pirates are not a joke this season. Pittsburgh is also looking for a win though as well losing their last three games. So far in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays they have not won a game. Against the Rays they have lost games to a score of 8-1 and 4-1. Look for the Pirates to come out strong as they head back home to take on the struggling Blue Jays.
Blue Jays Baseball
The Blue Jays are in third place in the AL East with a 18-13 record. Toronto is currently seven games back from the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the divison. This is an important series for Toronto as they will look to turn their struggles around and pick up some games on the Rays. The Blue Jays have struggled on the road so far this year with a 9-10 record. This season Toronto has scored have scored 146 runs and have allowed 139. Chris Bassitt will be on the mound for Toronto in this game. Bassitt has a 3-2 record with a 5.18 ERA and 28 strikeouts. In his last start he went five innings giving up 2 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, with 7 strikeouts. He will have his hands full against a good Pirates team.
So far into the season Matt Chapman is having a great season for the Blue Jays. Chapaman leads Toronto with a .364 batting average, a .449 on base percentage, with 21 RBIs. Bo Bichette has also been a key piece for the Blue Jays this season leading the team with 7 homeruns and 43 hits, while having a .328 batting average. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has done his thing so far this season with 6 doubles and 6 homeruns, while having a .317 batting average.
In their loss against the Red Sox on the road, Toronto got the bats going early taking a 2-0 lead in the third inning off of two solo homeruns, one of them by Guerrero Jr. The next six innings the Red Sox outscored the Blue Jays 8-1. Boston poured it on the Blue Jays during the fourth and fifth innings. Alek Manoah started on the mound as he went five innings giving up 8 hits, 5 runs, two of them earned, 1 walk, with 3 strikeouts. George Springer, Bichette, and Chapman all went hitless in the game.
Pirates Baseball
The Pirates are in first place in the NL Central with a 20-11 record on the season. This is an important series for the Pirates as the Milwaukee Brewers are only 1.5 games back from them for first place in the NL Central. They have had a good start to the season playing in front of their home fans as they are 9-4 on the season at PNC Park. So far this season Pittsburgh has scored 158 runs and have allowed 120. Rich Hill will try his best to keep at 120 runs allowed. This season he has a 3-2 record with a 4.18 ERA. In his last start he only went 6.1 innings giving up 8 hits, 2 earned runs, 0 walks, with 5 strikeouts. Look to see if Hill can have a good day on the mound against a struggling Blue Jays team.
So far this season the Pirates have had many of their players step up offensively. Bryan Reynolds has been a big piece for Pittsburgh so far this season as he leads the team in batting average, RBIs, and hits. Reynolds has a .327 batting average, 23 RBIs, and 36 hits on the season. Andrew McCutchen has been fantastic also, with a .247 batting average, 6 homeruns, 15 RBIs, and 24 hits. Connor Joe has been an on base machine with a .295 batting average and a .386 on base percentage.
In their loss against the Rays on the road, the Pirates got killed. Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the third inning thanks to a McCutchen homerun. After that it was all Tampa Bay as they scored 8 straight runs. The Pirates made three errors that gave the Rays three runs in the game. Mitch Keller started for the Pirates in the game as went 5 innings giving up 5 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, with 8 strikeouts. It was just the errors that killed the Pirates int his one.
Blue Jays vs. Pirates Betting Odds
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Blue Jays vs. Pirates Betting Trends
– Toronto is 9-10 ATS on the road this season.
– Pittsburgh is 7-6 ATS at home this season.
– Toronto is 6-6 ATS following a loss.
– Pittsburgh is 6-4 ATS following a loss..
– The Blue Jays are 10-12 ATS in non-division games this season.
– The Pirates are 13-7 ATS in non-division games this season.
Blue Jays vs. Pirates Prediction
I love the Pirates in this game heading back home against a struggling Blue Jays team. I think the Pirates will come out strong after playing a series against the best team in baseball in the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates had a lot of errors in those game against the Rays. I think they clean up their play and defeat the Blue Jays in this one. Plus, Chris Bassitt on the Blue Jays hasn’t been great this season.Go and lock this bet in right now and lets cash!
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