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The Cleveland Guardians (46-26) and Will Brennan (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-129) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (35-39) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET on BSGL.
Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and Toronto’s Yariel Rodriguez have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Guardians have won 68.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (32-15).
Cleveland has a record of 19-11 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -129 or shorter (63.3% winning percentage).
The Blue Jays have won six, or 24%, of the 25 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Toronto has a record of 5-8 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +109 on the moneyline.
The Guardians have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 35 times this season for a 35-32-5 record against the over/under.
The Blue Jays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 32 of their 74 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians score the seventh-most runs in baseball (360 total, five per game).
Cleveland is 11th in baseball with 82 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Guardians are 16th in the majors with a .243 batting average.
Cleveland strikes out 7.3 times per game, the third-best mark in the majors.
The Guardians pitching staff is second in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Cleveland has the sixth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.49).
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays have scored 287 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Toronto has hit just 60 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the majors.
The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .233 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
Toronto is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking second with an average of seven strikeouts per game.
The Blue Jays average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.12 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Carrasco (2-6) takes the mound for the Guardians in his 13th start of the season. He has a 5.80 ERA in 59 2/3 innings pitched, with 44 strikeouts.
Jose Ramirez is batting .272 with 64 RBI, both of which are tops among Cleveland hitters this season.
Josh Naylor is slugging .498 this season, with a team-best 19 homers while driving in 55 runs.
Steven Kwan has collected 74 base hits, an OBP of .457 and a slugging percentage of .556 this season.
Andres Gimenez has collected 68 hits this season and has an OBP of .306. He’s slugging .353 on the year.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
The Blue Jays will send Rodriguez (0-1) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with a .278 batting average.
Daulton Varsho has shown off his power as he leads his team with 11 home runs and 35 runs batted in.
Davis Schneider is hitting .226 with 15 doubles, nine home runs and 27 walks.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .270 with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 walks.
Guardians and Blue Jays Injuries
Guardians: Nick Sandlin: 15 Day IL (Back), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gavin Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10 Day IL (Calf), Jordan Romano: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
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