Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/09/2023

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Venue:  Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH

Where to Watch:  BSGL

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays -142, Guardians +120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays -142, Guardians +120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays -142, Guardians +120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Toronto Blue Jays:  64-50 (3rd place, AL East)

Cleveland Guardians:  54-59 (2nd place, AL Central)

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Toronto Blue Jays:  6-4 last 10

Cleveland Guardians:  2-8 last 10

The Blue Jays are entering this series on a 3 game winning streak and completed the sweep 3-0 in their 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox in their last series. They enter this game with a 64-50 record overall and have a road record of 34-26. This is the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Guardians on Wednesday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. They also won the series opener of this series on Monday. Their offense ranks 9th in the MLB with a .752 OPS. Yusei Kikuchi is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Kevin Gausman is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 8-6 with a 3.20 ERA this season. His team lost 5 of their last 6 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HR, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 8 hits through 4.1 IP against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Guardians are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak and lost their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 54-59 record overall and have a home record of 29-27. This is the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Blue Jays on Wednesday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. They also lost the 1st game of this series on Monday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .693 OPS. Rookie pitcher Tanner Bibee is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while rookie pitcher Logan Allen is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 5-4 with a 3.65 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 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 4 BB with 5 strikeouts on 4 hits through 6 innings played against the Chicago White Sox.

The current betting odds have the Guardians listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Guardians have been terrible lately as they have fallen into a bit of a slump now. They were right in the race with the Twins for the AL Central division but lately they have been losing a lot and are slipping back under .500 again. Their offense has been one of the worst in the MLB all season but they do have a really good pitching staff to lean on and they can take advantage of the way the Blue Jays offense has been really up and down this year. The Guardians are going with Allen in this game and he has been a solid starter for them all year, not giving up many runs in his starts lately. The Jays only scored 3 runs in their win on Monday too so their offense has been cooling off a bit and Allen will be able to shut them down here with a good performance. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have Gausman starting in this game and even though he has been really good all season and has pretty much been the Blue Jays ace, lately he hasn't been good as he is giving up a lot more runs in his starts now and the Blue Jays haven't been having a lot of success with him on the mound either. The Guardians do have the better pitching matchup in this game and they will be leaning on them here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

Blue Jays Guardians Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, August 9, 2023 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Guardians 2 Blue Jays 0.

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Toronto Blue Jays: 17-6 (+7.6 units) on the moneyline against AL Central opponents. 28-14 (+13.6 units) on the moneyline on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10. 29-19 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125. 16-7 UNDER against AL Central opponents.

Cleveland Guardians: 54-59 (-15.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 23-35 (-17 units) on the moneyline when the total is 8.5 to 10. 36-19 UNDER in home games. 23-10 UNDER at home when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Toronto Blue Jays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) Ques Tues - Elbow. H. Ryu (SP) day-to-day - Knee. T. Richards (RP) Out indefinitely - Neck. B. Bichette (SS) Mid Aug - Knee. J. Romano (RP) Mid Aug - Back. O. Lopez (2B) out for season - Oblique. C. Green (RP) Mid Aug - Elbow. A. Cimber (RP) Late Aug - Shoulder.

Cleveland Guardians:  J. Ramirez (3B) day-to-day - Poss. Suspension. E. Clase (RP) Elig Tues - Suspension. J. Naylor (1B) Late Sept - Oblique. T. Freeman (3B) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. S. Bieber (SP) Mid Sept - Elbow. T. McKenzie (SP) Mid Sept - Elbow. C. Quantrill (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

“Cavan made the clutch plays offensively and defensively for us. It was just an awesome night for him. He’s a true baseball player.” - John Schneider after his team’s win against the Guardians in their game on Monday.

“I feel like I had all my pitches working and I carried that all through the game. It’s nice just finding that groove.” - Rookie pitcher Gavin Williams after their loss against the Blue Jays in their game on Monday.

Davis Schneider (R) LF

Brandon Belt (L) DH

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

George Springer (R) RF

Danny Jansen (R) C

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Daulton Varsho (L) CF

Cavan Biggio (L) 2B

Paul DeJong (R) SS

Steven Kwan (L) LF

Andres Gimenez (L) 2B

Jose Ramirez (S) 3B

Oscar Gonzalez (R) DH

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Gabriel Arias (R) 1B

Brayan Rocchio (S) SS

Myles Straw (R) CF

Bo Naylor (L) C

Batting Average:  Davis Schneider (.529)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (144)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (18)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (69)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (21)

Wins:  Chris Bassitt (11)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (28)

ERA:  Jay Jackson (0.47)

Batting Average:  Josh Naylor (.306)

Hits:  Jose Ramirez (123)

Home Runs:  Jose Ramirez (18)

RBI:  Josh Naylor (79)

Stolen Bases:  Andres Gimenez (18)

Wins:  Tanner Bibee (7)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (29)

ERA:  Konnor Pilkington (0.00)

Managers:

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (2nd season)

Cleveland Guardians: Terry Francona (11th season)