Sunday's game at Rogers Centre has the Toronto Blue Jays (54-63) squaring off against the Oakland Athletics (49-69) at 1:37 PM ET (on August 11). Our computer prediction projects a narrow 5-4 victory for the Blue Jays, so expect a competitive matchup.

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt (9-10) to the mound, while JP Sears (9-8) will get the nod for the Athletics.

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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Game Info & Odds

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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this game is Blue Jays 5, Athletics 4.

Total Prediction for Blue Jays vs. Athletics

  • Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs

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    • Blue Jays Performance Insights

    • Over the past 10 games, the Blue Jays have been favored twice and split those games 1-1.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, Toronto and its opponents are 5-5-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
    • The Blue Jays have won 34, or 58.6%, of the 58 games they've played as favorites this season.
    • Toronto has a record of 13-5, a 72.2% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by bookmakers this season.
    • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 61.4% chance to win.
    • Toronto has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 481 (4.1 per game).
    • The Blue Jays have the 28th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.59).

    Athletics Performance Insights

    • In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 3-4.
    • In its previous 10 games with a total, Oakland and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on two occasions.
    • The Athletics have been victorious in 35, or 35.4%, of the 99 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
    • This year, Oakland has won 18 of 59 games when listed as at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
    • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 42.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
    • The offense for Oakland is No. 26 in baseball scoring four runs per game (473 total runs).
    • Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.30 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.

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    Blue Jays Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 6 Orioles W 5-2 Chris Bassitt vs Grayson Rodriguez
    August 7 Orioles L 7-3 Bowden Francis vs Trevor Rogers
    August 8 Orioles W 7-6 Kevin Gausman vs Dean Kremer
    August 9 Athletics W 3-1 José Berríos vs Mitch Spence
    August 10 Athletics L 1-0 Yariel Rodriguez vs Osvaldo Bido
    August 11 Athletics - Chris Bassitt vs JP Sears
    August 12 @ Angels - Bowden Francis vs Davis Daniel
    August 13 @ Angels - Kevin Gausman vs Carson Fulmer
    August 14 @ Angels - José Berríos vs Tyler Anderson
    August 16 @ Cubs - Yariel Rodriguez vs Jameson Taillon
    August 17 @ Cubs - TBA vs TBA

    Athletics Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 5 White Sox W 5-1 JP Sears vs Ky Bush
    August 6 White Sox L 5-1 Ross Stripling vs Jonathan Cannon
    August 7 White Sox W 3-2 Joey Estes vs Davis Martin
    August 9 @ Blue Jays L 3-1 Mitch Spence vs José Berríos
    August 10 @ Blue Jays W 1-0 Osvaldo Bido vs Yariel Rodriguez
    August 11 @ Blue Jays - JP Sears vs Chris Bassitt
    August 13 @ Mets - Ross Stripling vs Paul Blackburn
    August 14 @ Mets - Joey Estes vs David Peterson
    August 15 @ Mets - Mitch Spence vs José Quintana
    August 17 Giants - TBA vs TBA
    August 18 Giants - TBA vs TBA

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