Toronto Blue Jays (33-36) vs Cleveland Guardians (44-23)
Game Info: Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 3:07 pm (Rogers Centre)
Bowden Francis (2-2) (7.36) vs Carlos Carrasco (2-5) (5.50)
Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays / Cleveland Guardians --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds
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In this article we will formulate a Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, June 15th at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario. To formulate this prediction for game two in the series, we will examine:
- The Guardians recent form and recent player performance
- The Blue Jays recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Cleveland
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Toronto
- Recent betting trends in games played between Cleveland and Toronto
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Cleveland and Toronto
Guardians Going for Two Straight
The Cleveland Guardians are 44-23 this year and they have won four of their last five games. Cleveland won game one in this series by a score of 3-1 on Friday night. Prior to this series, the Guardians split two games with the Reds, won two out of three against the Marlins, and split two games with the Royals. Cleveland is 7-4 in their last 11 games and they are first in the AL Central.
The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.40 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and a .227 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 335 runs with a .240 batting average and a .318 on base percentage. Jose Ramirez is batting .269 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI’s for the Guardians this season. Cleveland has allowed three runs or fewer in five of their last six games.
Blue Jays Battling in the AL East
The Toronto Blue Jays are 33-36 this season and they have lost three of their last four games. Toronto dropped game one in this series on Friday, when they only scored one run in the loss. Prior to this series, the Blue Jays lost two out of three against the Brewers, won two out of three against the Athletics, and split four games with the Orioles. Toronto is 3-4 in their last seven games and they are fighting with Boston and Tampa Bay for third in the AL East.
The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.09 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .248 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 266 runs with a .231 batting average and a .307 on base percentage. Daulton Varsho is batting .215 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season. Toronto has scored three runs or fewer in seven of their last eleven games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Cleveland is Carlos Carrasco, who is 2-5 with a 5.50 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP over 54.0 innings pitched this year. Carrasco has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last five starts, but did allow five earned runs against Washington two starts ago. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Bowden Francis, who is 2-2 with a 7.36 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP over 22.0 innings pitched this season. Francis has allowed four earned runs in his last 11.1 innings of work.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
The Blue Jays have won each of their last nine home games against the Guardians following a home loss.The Guardians have lost 10 of their last 11 games against the Blue Jays following a road win.The Blue Jays have covered the run line in eight of their last nine home games against the Guardians following a home loss.The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11 games at Rogers Centre following a road win.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
The Guardians have won eight of their last nine games against American League opponents.The Blue Jays have lost five of their last six home games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven home games.The Guardians have covered the run line in six of their last seven games against the Blue Jays.
Total Runs Facts
Five of the Guardians' last six road games have gone UNDER the total runs line.Nine of the Blue Jays' last 12 day games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last six home games.The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Guardians' last three road games against American League opponents.
Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
Cleveland was able to pick up the win in game one of this series on Friday night and they have been very good on the road, going 23-15 away from home. The Guardians have a solid lead in the AL Central, but they are going with Carlos Carrasco, who is tough to trust. Toronto is 16-16 at home and while they don’t have the best record, they have been better over the last month or so. I think we are going to see plenty of runs in this game, so my Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction is for this game to over the total.
David’s Pick Over
AUTHOR: David Racey
