In this American League matchup, the Athletics (42-97, 23-47 home) play host to the Blue Jays (77-62, 42-32 away) at Oakland Coliseum. Taking the mound for the Athletics is JP Sears, while the Blue Jays will go with Hyun Jin Ryu. Check out my pick for three of this Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays matchup.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Oakland Athletics +1.5 Runs

This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 3:37 ET on Wednesday, September 6th.

WHY BET THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS:

  • In their previous three games, the Athletics are 2-1 vs. the runline.
  • Against the runline, the Athletics have gone 2-1 in their three games at home.
  • Hyun Jin Ryu has given up three home runs across his last two starts.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS LOOK TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS ON THE ROAD

The Blue Jays head into today’s game ranked 3rd in the AL East on an overall record of 77-62. So far, they have put together an above .500 mark on the road at 42-32 and across 44 series, they are 25-17-2.

Hyun Jin Ryu takes the mound for Toronto with a 3-1 record. He has made six appearances this season, posting an ERA of 2.48 and a K/9 of 7.14. His FIP stands at 4.19, and his OBP is .254.

Hyun Jin Ryu’s last outing against the Rockies saw him surrender two runs on four hits over five innings, though he did not factor into the decision. Nevertheless, his performance enabled the Blue Jays to come away with a 13-9 win.

Offensively, Toronto is ranked 15th in the league with an average of 4.6 runs per game. When looking over their last five matchups, the Blue Jays averaged 8 runs per contest, which is 2nd best in that span. In terms of their power numbers, Toronto is 14th in all of baseball, with a total of 162 home runs.

A noteworthy absence for today’s game is Blue Jays’ season leader in hits, Bo Bichette. The shortstop has put up impressive numbers this year, boasting a .314 batting average and an on-base percentage of .344.

WILL THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AT HOME?

Oakland heads into today’s game ranked 5th in the AL West on an overall record of 42-97. The Athletics have won two straight series at home and have an overall home record of 23-47. Against the runline, their overall record is 68-71, including going 36-34 vs. the runline at home. When looking at their over/under mark, the Athletics are 75-59.

JP Sears is making his 28th appearance of the 2023 season with a record of 3-11. His ERA stands at 4.60, while opponents are batting .242 against him. On the road, he has gone 2-6 with an ERA of 4.45, and 1-5 at home with an ERA of 5.58. Teams have a slugging percentage of .464 against him for the season thus far.

JP Sears notched a victory and a quality start in his last outing, propelling his team to a 9-2 triumph over the Angels. He surrendered no runs and four hits in six innings of work.

So far this season, the Athletics’ has gone deep 145 times, placing them 19th in the league. Over Oakland’s previous five games, they are 18th in runs scored, with their season average of 3.7 runs per game putting them 30th in the league. The Athletics’ overall team batting average stands at .224 along with an OBP of .301.

The Athletics’ offense has been bolstered over the last ten games by Lawrence Butler, who leads the team with three home runs and a season-long total of four. Despite being listed as out on the injury report, Butler is still batting .246 for the year.