On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics (42-96) are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (76-62), at 9:40 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game series. The scheduled starters are Chris Bassitt (13-7) for the Blue Jays, and Ken Waldichuk (2-7) for the Athletics.
How to Live Stream Blue Jays vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV: MLB.tv
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Blue Jays and Athletics Stats
- The Blue Jays average 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Blue Jays have pitched to a 3.75 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Blue Jays’ 162 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Toronto have combined for a team rank of 12th in the majors with a .420 team slugging percentage.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- Oakland has a 5.64 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Athletics rank 21st in MLB action with 145 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- This season, Oakland is slugging .371, the lowest percentage in baseball.
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Key Players
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has accumulated a team-high 21 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
- George Springer is hitting .258 with 22 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 53 walks.
- Whit Merrifield has 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 31 walks while hitting .288.
- Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with a .249 batting average.
- Brent Rooker has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 23 home runs and 57 runs batted in.
- Tony Kemp is batting .218 with 13 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 39 walks.
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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Odds and Trends
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Jays | -188 | +158 | 8.5 | -115 | -104 |
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- This season, the Blue Jays have won 55 out of the 102 games, or 53.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Blue Jays have entered 27 games this season favored by -188 or more and are 16-11 in those contests.
- So far this season, the Blue Jays and their opponents have hit the over in 59 of 138 games with a total.
- The Athletics have been victorious in 41, or 30.1%, of the 136 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, the Athletics have been victorious 22 times in 85 chances when named as an underdog of at least +158 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 72 of 138 chances this season.