Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/16/2022

Game Time: 3:07 pm ET, Saturday, April 16, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +190, Blue Jays -235; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +190, Blue Jays -235; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +190, Blue Jays -235; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  4-3 (2nd place, AL West)

Toronto Blue Jays:  4-3 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  4-3 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  4-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 4-3 record overall and they are 4-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 4-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Saturday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday night. Daulton Jefferies is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Paul Blackburn will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. His team won his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 3 hits in 5 IP against the Tampa Bay Rays. They scored 31 runs in their last series averaging just under 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 16 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game with a 4-3 record overall and they are 2-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just tied their 4-game series against the New York Yankees 2-2 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Saturday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday night with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Ross Stripling is the starter for them on Friday while Hyun Jin Ryu will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Saturday. He is 0-0 with a 16.20 ERA this season. His team lost his first game this season with him as the starter. In his last game, he allowed 6 earned runs, 1 homer, and 2 BB with 4 strikeouts on 5 hits through 3.1 innings played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 11 runs against them averaging just under 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They have been playing very well in their recent games, just beating the Rays in their 4-game series with them and they were hitting the ball very well in that series scoring lots of runs. The A's also have Blackburn starting here and he had a very good first start this season and will be trying to put down another great performance to add on. The Blue Jays have been hitting the ball well in their games so far but they have also been shut out in 2 of their last 3 games and they might struggle to get hits on Blackburn in this game. Ryu is on the mound for the Blue Jays here and he has struggled in his last few starts going all the way back to last season as well. He blew a 6-1 lead for the Blue Jays in their series finale against the Rangers and they went on to lose that game. The A's have been smashing the ball recently and with the way Ryu has been pitching in his recent starts, the best bet is to take the A's to upset the Blue Jays in this game as they have a good chance of keeping up with them here.

 

Athletics Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, April 16, 2022 (3:07 pm ET start time) is Athletics 7 Blue Jays 3.

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Oakland Athletics: 44-32 (+7u) ML when the total is 9 to 9.5. 53-30 (+15.8u) ML against left-handed starters. PAUL BLACKBURN is 7-1 OVER after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing.

Toronto Blue Jays: 83-56 (-7.3u) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 47-40 (-6.7u) ML when the total is 9 to 9.5. 23-12 OVER against AL West opponents.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Out indefinitely - Oblique Injury. D. Guerra (RP) out for season - Forearm injury. B. Honeywell Jr. (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Toronto Blue Jays:  T. Hernandez (RF) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. H. Ryu (SP) Prob Fri - Hamstring injury. D. Jansen (C) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury.

 

 

 

"The excitement he brings. The energy. If he wasn't running hard out of the box, that play may not happen." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s win against the Rays on Thursday night.

 

 

"Add that one to my list." - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on his big night after their win against the Yankees on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Sheldon Neuse (R) 1B

Billy McKinney (L) RF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Austin Allen (L) C

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

George Springer (R) DH

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Raimel Tapia (L) RF

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Cavan Biggio (L) 2B

Santiago Espinal (R) 3B

Bradley Zimmer (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Sheldon Neuse (.313)

Hits:  Elvis Andrus (8)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (2)

RBI:  Seth Brown (8)

Stolen Bases:  Stephen Piscotty (1)

Wins:  Daulton Jefferies (1)

Saves:  Lou Trivino (1)

ERA:  Daulton Jefferies (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Danny Jansen (.571)

Hits:  George Springer (10)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (4)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (8)

Stolen Bases:  Santiago Espinal (1)

Wins:  Adam Cimber (2)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (4)

ERA:  Jordan Romano (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)