Yesterday’s Results for Toronto Blue Jays vs Arizona Diamondbacks

MLB 2-team Multi-Pack - Friday

Analysis: Arizona also just looks like the better side Friday. The Diamondbacks come into this series hot and have the favorable pitching matchup. Arizona will start Mike Soroka on Friday while Toronto plans to counter with Eric Lauer. Arizona comes into this series after winning three series in a row on its recent road trip, which included taking two of three in Baltimore. Winning on the road is always impressive, but taking the series in Baltimore feels like a really good sign that this club is riding real momentum into this series. There’s also something to fade about Toronto here. The Jays are injury depleted, this roster has been to start the year and how uneven Toronto’s play has been through the first two series. Between George Springer being out and the laundry list of other guys missing time, the Blue Jays just have not had full health to start the year. Even when you have Toronto’s best guys available, early-season inconsistencies often manifest in other ways like weak spots in the lineup and bullpen fatigue later in games. Arizona has a pretty easy sell here. They’re at home. They’re coming in riding a wave after winning three series in a row on their recent road trip. And they don’t have to face an ace caliber arm in this series opener. If Soroka can give Arizona five solid innings, and the Diamondbacks hitters show the same intensity they did in Baltimore, Arizona has a great chance to win this game on Friday. Jim's Play: 930. Diamondbacks