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The Cleveland Guardians (48-26) are favored on the moneyline (-117) in Sunday’s contest versus the Toronto Blue Jays (35-41). Game time is at 1:40 PM ET on MLB Network. The Blue Jays, with +154 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie and Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi have been named the starters for this contest.
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Guardians and Blue Jays Betting Trends
The Guardians have put together a 34-15 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 69.4% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -117 or shorter, Cleveland has a record of 29-12 (70.7%).
The Blue Jays have won six, or 22.2%, of the 27 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Toronto has a record of 5-17 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -103 on the moneyline.
In the 74 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Guardians, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-33-6).
The Blue Jays and their opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 76 games with a total this season.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have the No. 5 offense in baseball scoring five runs per game (373 total runs).
Cleveland is 10th-best in MLB action with 86 total home runs.
The Guardians’ .243 batting average ranks 16th in the majors.
Cleveland strikes out 7.3 times per game, the third-best mark in MLB.
The Guardians pitching staff is No. 1 in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Cleveland has a 3.45 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays have scored the 27th-most runs in the league this season with just 291 (3.8 per game).
Toronto has hit just 64 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the majors.
The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .232 this season, which ranks 22nd among MLB teams.
Toronto has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the second-best strikeout rate (7.1 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Blue Jays have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
Toronto has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
McKenzie (3-4) gets the starting nod for the Guardians in his 15th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.48 ERA in 70 1/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.
Jose Ramirez is batting .271 with 19 home runs and 67 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Cleveland hitters this season.
Josh Naylor’s 19 home runs are most among Cleveland batters. He’s driven in 57 runs this season while slugging .494.
Steven Kwan is slashing .390/.449/.564 this season for the Guardians.
Andres Gimenez has collected 69 hits this season and has an OBP of .308. He’s slugging .349 on the year.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Kikuchi (4-6) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make his 16th start of the season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting .277 with 12 doubles, eight home runs and 38 walks.
Daulton Varsho has hit 11 home runs with 35 RBI. Both are team-highs.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Blue Jays with a .281 batting average.
Davis Schneider has been productive as he leads his team with 35 runs batted in.
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), Daulton Varsho: day-to-day (Back)
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