Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Guardians play in game 2 of series
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Toronto Blue Jays (42-36, third in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (39-38, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (0-0); Guardians: Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.58 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -110, Guardians -109; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland has gone 19-16 at home and 39-38 overall. The Guardians are 26-13 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Toronto is 42-36 overall and 17-20 on the road. The Blue Jays have an 18-8 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Wednesday’s game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan has 17 doubles, six home runs and 24 RBIs while hitting .310 for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 10 for 31 with five doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 31 extra base hits (19 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 11 for 36 with four doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 4-6, .202 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Blue Jays: 4-6, .257 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Will Brennan: 10-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Blue Jays: Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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