Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/15/2023

Game Time: 3:07 pm ET, Saturday, July 15, 2023

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  D-Backs +100, Blue Jays -120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  D-Backs +100, Blue Jays -120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  D-Backs +100, Blue Jays -120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Arizona Diamondbacks:  52-39 (2nd place, NL West)

Toronto Blue Jays:  50-41 (3rd place, AL East)

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Arizona Diamondbacks:  4-6 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  6-4 last 10

The Diamondbacks are entering this series off of a loss but won their 3-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 52-39 record overall and have a road record of 26-24. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Saturday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .754 OPS. Ryne Nelson is their starting pitcher on Friday while Zac Gallen is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 11-3 with a 3.04 ERA this season. His team won 5 of their last 6 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HR, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 4 hits through 7 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Blue Jays are entering this series off of a win and won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 50-41 record overall and have a home record of 23-18. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Diamondbacks on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 12th in the MLB with a .741 OPS. José Berríos is their starting pitcher on Friday while Kevin Gausman is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 7-5 with a 3.03 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 7 strikeouts on 5 hits through 6 innings played against the Detroit Tigers.

The current betting odds have the Diamondbacks listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Diamondbacks have been great this season with one of the best offenses in the MLB but they have slipped out of 1st place in the NL West and will be looking to get that back from the Dodgers now. The Blue Jays have also been having a good season as they do have a good record and one of the best offenses in the MLB too, but their pitching has been terrible and they play in a really tough division which has them hovering around 3rd and 4th place. The Blue Jays will have Gausman starting here and he has been their ace this season since he has been lights out in a lot of his starts, but the Diamondbacks do have a really strong offense and have actually been better in their road games this year so they will find ways to put up the runs in this game as the Blue Jays bullpen has definitely been vulnerable. The D-Backs also have Gallen on the mound here and just like Gausman for the Jays, Gallen has been the ace for the D-Backs this year, not giving up many runs in any of his starts all year. He will have no problem shutting down this Blue Jays lineup that has been really up and down all season and the D-Backs have also had the much better offense lately too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Diamondbacks to win this game.

Diamondbacks Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 15, 2023 (3:07 pm ET start time) is Diamondbacks 6 Blue Jays 2.

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Arizona Diamondbacks: 52-39 (+15.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 26-15 (+14.3 units) on the moneyline in road games. 15-8 UNDER on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10. 14-7 UNDER in an inter-league game. 

Toronto Blue Jays: 36-29 (-9.5 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -110 or higher. 23-18 (-6.2 units) on the moneyline in home games. 23-15 UNDER in home games. 10-5 UNDER at home when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Arizona Diamondbacks:  C. Sulser (RP) Late July - Shoulder. D. Jameson (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow. M. Kelly (SP) Late July - Calf. M. Melancon (RP) Late July - Shoulder. C. Martin (SP) out for season - Shoulder.

Toronto Blue Jays:  J. Romano (RP) Ques Fri - Back. C. Green (RP) Late July - Elbow. H. Ryu (SP) Late July - Elbow. A. Cimber (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

“Probably a little more of a frustration day for me. We had some opportunities to score some runs. We didn't.” - Torey Lovullo after his team’s loss against the Pirates in their game on Sunday.

“You can't say enough about what he did there. He hasn't had played much lately, and he gets that hit against a really good closer.” - John Schneider after his team’s win against the Tigers in their game on Sunday.

Geraldo Perdomo (S) SS

Ketel Marte (S) 2B

Corbin Carroll (L) LF

Christian Walker (R) 1B

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) DH

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Jake McCarthy (L) RF

Carson Kelly (R) C

Alek Thomas (L) CF

Whit Merrifield (R) LF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Danny Jansen (R) DH

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Cavan Biggio (L) RF

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Batting Average:  Dominic Fletcher (.301)

Hits:  Ketel Marte (92)

Home Runs:  Corbin Carroll (18)

RBI:  Christian Walker (58)

Stolen Bases:  Corbin Carroll (26)

Wins:  Zac Gallen (11)

Saves:  Andrew Chafin (8)

ERA:  Kevin Ginkel (2.38)

Batting Average:  Ernie Clement (.429)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (122)

Home Runs:  Bo Bichette (15)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (58)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (19)

Wins:  Jose Berrios (8)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (26)

ERA:  Tim Mayza (1.17)

Managers:

Arizona Diamondbacks: Torey Lovullo (7th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (2nd season)