Toronto Blue Jays (44-37, third in the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (27-55, fifth in the AL West)
Oakland, Calif.; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PROBABLE PITCHERS: Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (3-4, 4.74 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Athletics: Adrián Martínez (1-1, 6.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, six strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTS BETTING LINE: Blue Jays -187, Athletics +158; plus/minus is 8 races
THE BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays enter the matchup with the Oakland Athletics as losers of four in a row.
Oakland has gone 9-29 at home and 27-55 overall. The A’s have a 5-15 record in games decided by one run.
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Toronto is 44-37 overall and 19-19 on the road. The Blue Jays are 33-19 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Tuesday’s game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
PEAK PERFORMERS: Seth Brown leads Oakland with 10 home runs and a .418 slugging percentage. Ramón Laureano is 10-for-35 with three home runs and six RBIs in the last 10 games.
George Springer has 12 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 38 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 11-for-41 with three doubles and two home runs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .239 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored by one run
Blue Jays: 4-6, .269 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Frankie Montas: day-to-day (undisclosed), Jed Lowrie: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jonah Bride: 10-day IL (shoulder), Dany Jimenez: 15-day IL (shoulder), Daulton Jefferies : 60-day IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60-day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Julian Merryweather: 60-day IL (side), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (ankle), Tayler Saucedo: 60-day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 15-day IL (back), Andrew Vasquez: 15-day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-day IL (toe), Nate Pearson: 60-day IL (monkey)
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