Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/17/2022

Game Time: 1:37 pm ET, Sunday, April 17, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +215, Blue Jays -265; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +215, Blue Jays -265; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +215, Blue Jays -265; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

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

Toronto Blue Jays:  5-3 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  4-4 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  5-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 4-4 record overall and they are 4-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 4-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday night. Paul Blackburn is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while rookie pitcher Adam Oller will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 0-0 with a 33.75 ERA this season. His team lost his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 2 HRs, and 3 BB with 3 Ks on 5 hits in 1.1 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 5-3 record overall and they are 3-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just tied their 4-game series against the New York Yankees 2-2 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Sunday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday night with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Hyun Jin Ryu is the starter for them on Saturday while Alek Manoah will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Sunday. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. His team won his first game this season with him as the starter. In his last game, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 4 BB with 7 strikeouts on 1 hit through 6 innings played against the New York Yankees. 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 Blue Jays are coming into this game as a massive favorite with the current betting odds. The Blue Jays have been smashing the ball all season in their few games so far and they are already one of the highest scoring teams in the MLB in less than 10 games of the regular season. Their pitching was not very good to start the season in their first series but it has gotten a lot better in their last 2 series' and they have a stellar starter on the mound in this game. Manoah is coming off of a great first start last week and he made a massive impact when he came into the league as a rookie. He has been pitching great throughout his whole career and he should do it again here as the Jays shut down the A's bats in that first game of the series. The A's also have a rookie pitcher starting in this game and he did not have a bad first start but this is also not the team he wants to be facing in only his 2nd career start. The Blue jays have a very strong hitting lineup and they will get to him in this game as they have been hitting so well this season they have already dug themselves out of a few holes in their games. The best bet in this game is on the Blue Jays on the runline here.

 

Athletics Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, April 17, 2022 (1:37 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 10 Athletics 4.

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Oakland Athletics: 6-16 (-5.2u) ML as an underdog of +150 or more. 76-78 (-13.8u) ML against right-handed starters. 13-8 UNDER as an underdog of +150 or more.

Toronto Blue Jays: 31-10 (+11.8u) ML as a favorite of -175 to -250. 93-74 (+4.2u) ML against right-handed starters. 20-12 UNDER in April games.

 

 

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) Ques Sat. - Hamstring injury. D. Jansen (C) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury.

 

 

 

"As an opposing manager, you kind of go, ‘Oh, gosh, here he comes again.'. From a fan's standpoint, it's great for the game. You have to enjoy watching him." - Mark Kotsay on Vladdy after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays on Friday.

 

 

"Severino did a good job against him and then today he's back to Vlad." - Charlie Montoyo on Vladdy after his team’s win against the A’s on Friday.

 

 

 

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Sean Murphy (R) C

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

Drew Jackson (R) RF

 

Raimel Tapia (L) RF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Zack Collins (L) DH

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Bradley Zimmer (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Stephen Piscotty (.286)

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:   Paul Blackburn (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Danny Jansen (.571)

Hits:  George Springer (11)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (5)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (9)

Stolen Bases:  Santiago Espinal (1)

Wins:  Adam Cimber (3)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (5)

ERA:  Jordan Romano (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)