On Friday, the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays will meet up in the first game of a three game series. The Texas Rangers are 24-23, which is second place in the American League West, only behind Houston. The Rangers fell to Boston on Wednesday, and will wrap up their series Thursday evening against the Red Sox.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have won three straight games, and moved to 21-26. Despite their winning streak, Toronto is still in last place in the American League East. The Blue Jays are 2 games behind fourth place Tampa Bay in the divisional standings. The Toronto Blue Jays are -115 in this game over the Texas Rangers on Friday.
Here’s A Closer Look At The MLB Expert Predictions For The Rangers Vs Blue Jays Match
When: Friday May 26th, 2017; 6:07 pm CT
Where: Rogers Centre; Toronto, ON
TV: FSSW, SNET-1
Radio: 105.3 The Fan, KFLC 1270, SN590
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -115
Why Bet on Texas Rangers
After a slow start, the Texas Rangers have started to heat up. Despite that, after winning 10 straight games, the Rangers have now dropped three out of four, and their last two. In their current two game losing streak, Texas has allowed 20 runs to the Red Sox. The Rangers team earned run average has moved to 4.05, 12th in the league.
Joey Gallo has provided the power for Texas, but struggles to get on base. Gallo has clubbed 14 homeruns, and drove in 31 runs, but is batting .195 on the season. The Rangers as a team are batting .240, with Elvis Andrus leading the way with a .271 mark. Texas is 10th in runs scored, with 225 on the season.
Why Bet on Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are another playoff team from a season ago that has started slow. The Blue Jays know the Rangers from the postseason, and also the Joey Bautista fight of a year ago. The Blue Jays are looking to stay hot. Toronto has outscored opponents in their last three games 15-8.
The offense for Toronto is coming from several sources, but most notably Kevin Pillar and Justin Smoak. Pillar leads the team with a .303 batting average, while Smoak has drilled 10 homeruns and drove in 29 runs. The Blue Jays still rank 20th in runs scored, and have the 25th best batting average in the league.
Expert Score & Prediction
A.J. Griffin gets the start for the Texas Rangers. Griffin has a good record, but has a pretty high earned run average of over 5.00 on the season. Griffin has thrown 37.2 innings, and struck out 33 batters this season.
He will face Mike Bolsinger of the Toronto Blue Jays. Bolsinger has not be very sharp at all. In 15.2 innings, Bolsinger has walked 11 batters. He holds a 0-2 record, with a 6.32 earned run average. Look for the offenses to be clicking in this game. This one could come down to the final at bat of the game. The bet for this game is the Toronto Blue Jays -115 over the Texas Rangers.
