Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Betting Preview | August 12

The Toronto Blue Jays (60-50) play the Cleveland Guardians (59-52) a game after Bo Bichette hit a pair of home runs in a 6-5 loss to the Orioles. The Blue Jays are favored (-188) in this matchup with the Guardians (+161), which starts at 7:07 PM ET on Friday. Toronto has Jose Berrios starting things off, while Cleveland counters with Cal Quantrill.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Guardians

• Game Day: Friday, August 12, 2022
• Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Stadium: Rogers Centre

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Blue Jays rank sixth-best in MLB play with 143 total home runs.
• The Blue Jays’ .265 batting average leads the majors.
• The Blue Jays are fourth in the league with a .328 on-base percentage.
• The Blue Jays strike out 7.8 times per game, the sixth-best average in the league.
• The Blue Jays have hit 74 home runs at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Blue Jays have a .454 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.3 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .270 with 492 hits (8.9 per game) at home this season.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 121 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .504, both of which are best among Toronto hitters this season.
• Guerrero is 31st in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging among qualified batters in MLB.
• Guerrero hopes to build on a 20-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .341 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and six RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto with an OBP of .388 this season while batting .305 with 41 walks and 49 runs scored.
• Kirk ranks 10th in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and 38th in slugging in MLB.
• Kirk brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with a walk and an RBI.
• Bichette is batting .263 with a .436 slugging percentage and 64 RBI this year.
• Bichette heads into this game with six games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 outings he is batting .286 with four doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI.
• Matt Chapman has been key for Toronto with 88 hits, an OBP of .322 plus a slugging percentage of .474.
• Chapman has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two home runs, two walks and two RBI.

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 87 home runs as a team.
• The Guardians have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
• The Guardians have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Guardians have the fewest strikeouts in MLB, whiffing only 6.9 times per game on average.
• They’ve hit 55 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 60 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .400 in 60 road games this season.
• They are averaging 9.0 base hits per game and batting .254 on the road this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez has accumulated 115 hits, a team-best for the Guardians.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Ramirez’s batting average is 37th, his on-base percentage is 36th, and he is ninth in slugging.
• Amed Rosario’s .410 slugging percentage paces his team.
• Rosario is 32nd in batting average, 91st in on-base percentage and 91st in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Steven Kwan has racked up a team-high .375 on-base percentage.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .304 with 18 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 19 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Probable Pitchers