Blue Jays vs. Rangers Pick
After sneaking out a win on Monday night, can the Toronto Blue Jays grab another road win over the Texas Rangers when they meet again tonight at 8:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Blue Jays are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -135 to win, while the Rangers are listed with a money line of +115 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 10.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Francisco Liriano (3-2, 5.36 ERA) on the mound for the Blue Jays to face Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.67) of the Rangers. Liriano has had a rough season, but has dropped his ERA by a full run over his last three starts. His last outing saw him go 7 innings and allowed just 2 runs with 9 strikeouts. His WHIP on the season is 1.63. Martinez has been up and down this year as well. He has given up 28 runs on the season over 54 innings. He has just 29 strikeouts with 11 walks and a 1.24 WHIP.
Toronto opened this series with a 7-6 win on Monday. The Jays have now taken three of four meetings with the Rangers in 2017. Toronto is now 34-35 overall and 15-18 on the road. Texas is also 34-35 overall while putting up a 20-16 record at home.
The Blue Jays rallied in the ninth inning, scoring two runs, to pick up the victory. Matt Bush blew his third save of the season by giving up the two runs on three hits. Josh Donaldson tied the game with a RBI single and Kendrys Morales got the game-winning hit to score Donaldson. Justin Smoak hit his 20th home run of the season in the win and Jose Bautista also went long in the win. Adrian Beltre led Texas with three RBI while Nomar Mazara had two hits and drove in one.
Liriano has been shaky this year, but he seems to have turned a corner in recent starts. He hasn’t been dominant, but he has been good enough to lead his team to a win. Toronto has won six straight games with Liriano on the mound. The Jays also are hitting pretty well in recent days and should be able to continue that against Martinez. I like the Jays to tack on another win to keep their success against Texas going.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TORONTO BLUE JAYS -135