Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/01/2023

Game Time: 1:07 pm ET, Thursday, June 1, 2023

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Brewers +180, Blue Jays -210; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Brewers +180, Blue Jays -210; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Brewers +180, Blue Jays -210; Over/Under:  8 runs

Milwaukee Brewers:  28-26 (1st place, NL Central)

Toronto Blue Jays:  29-26 (5th place, AL East)

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Milwaukee Brewers:  4-6 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  4-6 last 10

The Brewers are entering this game off of a loss in their last game and lost their 4-game series against the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 28-26 record overall and have a road record of 12-14. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .688 OPS. Julio Teheran is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Freddy Peralta is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 5-4 with a 4.64 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 4 ER, 2 HR, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 8 hits through 2.1 IP against the San Francisco Giants.

The Blue Jays are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak and won their 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 29-26 record overall and have a home record of 14-9. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Brewers on Thursday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .755 OPS. Alek Manoah is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Kevin Gausman is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 3-3 with a 3.03 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 5 BB with 8 strikeouts on 4 hits through 5.1 innings played against the Minnesota Twins.

The current betting odds have the Blue Jays listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Blue Jays haven't been great lately as they are barely staying over .500 right now but they won their last series against the Twins and their offense is finally waking up after their win against the Brewers in the 1st game of this series. They were down early in that game but came right back in that same inning and managed to score 7 runs throughout the game with a great effort from their pitching staff too. The Brewers haven't been playing great lately either, they got off to a hot start this season but have slipped all the way down to where they are just hovering around the .500 mark and they also lost their last series against the Giants which was a 4-game series. Their offense has been bad lately and now that the Jays offense is waking up, they have the potential to bury the Brewers with runs in this series. Peralta is starting and he hasn't been great this season, he hasn't been getting blown up in every start but he has been consistently giving up runs in a lot of his starts and that will get himself and the team into trouble with this good Blue Jays offense starting to get hot again. The Jays also have Gausman starting who had a great start to the season and after going through a bit of a rough patch recently, he has finally broken out of his funk and has been pitching a lot better lately once again. The Blue Jays can use this series to get rolling and they really need to go on a big run with the competitiveness of their division this season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Blue Jays to win this game and on the runline.

Brewers Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 1, 2023 (1:07 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 6 Brewers 1.

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Milwaukee Brewers: 34-34 (+10.8 units) on the moneyline as a road underdog of +100 or higher. 79-56 (+10.9 units) on the moneyline when the total is 8 to 8.5. 16-10 OVER when the total is 8 to 8.5. FREDDY PERALTA is 6-1 OVER when the total is 7 to 8.5. 

Toronto Blue Jays: 45-25 (-18.9 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -200 or more. 74-63 (-10.3 units) on the moneyline when the total is 8 to 8.5. KEVIN GAUSMAN is 21-9 OVER at home when the total is 7 to 8.5 and 20-9 OVER after giving up 2 earned runs or less in his last 2 outings.

Milwaukee Brewers:  J. Winker (RF) Out Indefinitely - Neck. W. Adames (SS) Out indefinitely - Head. B. Woodruff (SP) Mid July - Shoulder. E. Lauer (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. Alexander (SP) Early June - Shoulder. J. Bukauskas (RP) Out indefinitely - Neck. W. Miley (SP) Late July - Back. G. Mitchell (LF) out for season - Shoulder. M. Bush (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. A. Ashby (SP) Early Sept - Shoulder. L. Urias (2B) Early June - Hamstring. J. Wilson (RP) Mid July - Elbow.

Toronto Blue Jays:  B. Belt (DH) Ques Wed - Stomach. K. Kiermaier (CF) Ques Wed - Back. D. Jansen (C) Out indefinitely - Groin. M. White (SP) Early June - Elbow. S. Espinal (2B) Early June - Hamstring. Z. Pop (RP) Early June - Hamstring. C. Green (RP) Late July - Elbow. H. Ryu (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

“Any four-run inning in a nine-inning game is going to be tough to come back from.” - Craig Counsell after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays in their game on Tuesday.

“Today was a perfect example of doing things that we’re good at. It was good starting pitching, it was clean defense and really good at-bats.” - John Schneider after his team’s win against the Brewers in their game on Tuesday.

Darin Ruf (R) DH

Owen Miller (R) 2B

William Contreras (R) C

Christian Yelich (L) LF

Brian Anderson (R) 3B

Mike Brosseau (R) 1B

Joey Wiemer (R) CF

Tyrone Taylor (R) RF

Andruw Monasterio (R) SS

George Springer (R) RF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Brandon Belt (L) DH

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Whit Merrifield (R) LF

Daulton Varsho (L) CF

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Cavan Biggio (L) 2B

Batting Average:  Andruw Monasterio (.500)

Hits:  Christian Yelich (47)

Home Runs:  Rowdy Tellez (12)

RBI:  Brian Anderson (30)

Stolen Bases:  Christian Yelich (11)

Wins:  Freddy Peralta (5)

Saves:  Devin Williams (8)

ERA:  Alex Claudio (0.00)

Batting Average:  Ernie Clement (.333)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (78)

Home Runs:  Bo Bichette (11)

RBI:  Bo Bichette (38)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (14)

Wins:  Yusei Kikuchi (6)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (12)

ERA:  Thomas Hatch (0.00)

Managers:

Milwaukee Brewers: Craig Counsell (9th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (2nd season)