Blue Jays vs Guardians Betting Odds
When: May 5, 2022, at 6:10 p.m. EST
Venue: Progressive Field – Cleveland, OH
Blue Jays vs Guardians Betting Preview
An American League battle gets going Thursday night when the Toronto Blue Jays (16-10, 6-4 away) visit the Cleveland Guardians (11-13, 4-4 home). Both teams are second in their division early on and should remain around the top come late Summer. This game will air live on ESPN+.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is having a nice start to 200 and leads the Blue Jays with a .286 batting average and 17 RBIs. George Springer has a team high six home runs after the first month of the season. Toronto is batting .241 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.56 ERA and 1.20 WHIP.
Jose Ramirez might be the best player in baseball, and he leads Cleveland with a .318 batting average, seven home runs and 29 RBIs. The Guardians are hitting .252 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.91 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.
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Blue Jays vs Guardians Betting Trends
Blue Jays
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games.
- Toronto are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games.
- Toronto are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Cleveland.
- The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Toronto’s last 16 games on the road.
- Toronto are 4-12 SU in their last 16 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto’s last 8 games against an opponent in the American League.
- Toronto are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against an opponent in the American League Central Division division.
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Guardians
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games.
- Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 6 games at home.
- Cleveland are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games when playing at home against Toronto.
- Cleveland are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
Blue Jays vs Guardians Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Toronto avoided the sweep with a 2-1 home win over the Yankees. Matt Chapman got things going with a sole homer in the bottom of the second, but Joey Gallo quickly erased that lead with a solo shot of his own in the third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr got the game winning hit with a RBI single in the bottom half of that third inning. Yusei Kikuchi improved to 1-1, Nestor Cortes dropped to 1-1, and Jordan Romano notched his 12th save of 2022.
Cleveland split a two-game series with a 6-5 home win over San Diego. The Padres jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead and were up 5-2 heading into the bottom half of the eighth, but the Guardians scored three in the eighth and eventually won in in the bottom of the 10th. Steven Kwan got the game winning hit for Cleveland. Nick Sandlin improved to 2-1 and Dinelson Lamet dropped to 0-1.
Pitching Matchup: Jose Berrios (2-0, 4.13 ERA, 1.52 WHIP) vs Aaron Civale (0-2, 10.67 ERA, 1.95 WHIP)
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