Rangers Take Five-Game Winning Streak Into Toronto Series

The Rangers Look To Continue Their Mastery Against the Struggling Blue Jays

There was little suspense as Toronto gave up 12 runs in the first seven innings in a 13-0 loss the last time out as the Blue Jays lost their third series in a row to fall 10 games under .500. Now the streaking World Series champion Texas Rangers come to town. The Rangers vs Blue Jays betting odds have the struggling Jays priced at -120 in the series opener and -110 to win the series.

Texas has won the last six meetings with Toronto after sweeping the Blue Jays out of the 2023 American League playoffs. Each of the last five games between the teams went over the total.

• When considering the live MLB scores, Toronto is favored with -120 odds to win Friday’s series opener with Texas at +100 to extend the longest active winning streak in the American League to six games.
• The MLB futures odds have the Rangers at +5000 in the odds of winning the World Series. The Blue Jays are well back at +50000 in the championship odds.

Rangers vs Blue Jays Probable Starting Pitchers

• Friday: Andrew Heaney (Rangers); Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays)
• Saturday: Michael Lorenzen (Rangers); Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays)
• Sunday: Jon Gray (Rangers); Jose Berrios (Blue Jays)

Defending Champion Rangers Starting to Heat Up

There’s nothing like a four-game series against the dreadful Chicago White Sox for a team to regain some of its momentum.

After taking the final game of the series with the Baltimore Orioles, Texas swept all four games from the White Sox thanks to three one-run victories. Now the Rangers can reach the .500 mark for the first time since late May.

The Rangers have relied on the pitching to move back into playoff contention as Texas is hitting just .222 during its current five-game winning streak. Keep that in mind when looking at the Rangers vs Blue Jays betting odds.

The Rangers are fourth in the majors and second in the American League with a 3.32 ERA in July with a 13-6 record in the month pulling the Rangers within five games of the last playoff spot in the American League.

Four of the last five games for the Rangers went under the total.

Blue Jays Struggling to Take Flight

When teams want consistency, going 23-28 at home and on the road isn’t exactly what they had in mind.

That is where the Blue Jays sit after being shelled by AL East rival Tampa Bay 13-0 on Thursday. It has been quite a fall for a playoff team in 2023.

Toronto joins the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland A’s as the only American League teams at least five games under .500 in both home and road games. That could factor into the Rangers vs Blue Jays betting odds.

The Los Angeles Angels are the only American League team with a higher team ERA at home than the 4.66 mark for the Blue Jays. Toronto is near the bottom of the league with a .237 batting average and .373 slugging percentage at home.

Who’s Hot

• Genesis Cabrera, Toronto Blue Jays P: Cabrera has allowed six hits and no runs with 14 strikeouts in 10.1 innings in his last 11 appearances.
• Vlad Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays 1B: Guerrero is 9-for-21 with five runs, four home runs, and seven RBIs in his last six games.
• Andrew Heaney, Texas Rangers P: Heaney hasn’t allowed a run in two of his last three starts as he has a 1.17 ERA in July.
• Nathaniel Lowe, Texas Rangers 1B: Lowe is 8-for-22 with five runs, two home runs, and five RBIs over his last seven games.

Who’s Not

• Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays IF: Clement is 2-for-18 over his last six games.
• Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays P: Gausman has surrendered 24 hits, three home runs, and 15 runs in 24 innings in his last four starts.
• Jonathan Hernandez, Texas Rangers P: Hernandez has given up 19 hits and 10 runs in 17.2 innings in his last 11 outings.
• Leody Tavares, Texas Rangers OF: Tavares is 5-for-29 with eight strikeouts in his last 10 games.

Rangers vs Blue Jays Injury Update

Third baseman Josh Jung starts a rehab assignment in the minor leagues for the Rangers. Pitchers Cody Bradford, Tyler Mahle, Austin Pruitt, and Avery Weems are on the injured list.

For Toronto, first baseman Joey Votto is day-to-day while shortstop Bo Bichette and third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa are on the injured list.

Rangers vs Blue Jays Betting Preview

Plenty of early money comes in on the Rangers as the road underdog in the series opener.

Toronto is 31-23 as a favorite this season with Texas 16-25 as the underdog going into the series opener even if the Rangers could be favored in games later in the series.

Texas is 16-17 against the run line as a road underdog and has covered six of 18 games when favored at home. Toronto is last in the majors by covering 29% of the time as a home underdog.

The last five times that the Rangers played in Toronto, the game went over the total. The total is at 8.5 for the series opener.

Only the Chicago White Sox have a lower team on-base percentage in July than Toronto.

The MLB current standings have Texas seventh in the race for three wild-card spots while Toronto has the 12th-best winning percentage in the American League.

It is hard to pick against the streaking Rangers in this series.

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