Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/15/2022

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Friday, April 15, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +175, Blue Jays -210 Over/Under:  10 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +175, Blue Jays -210 Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +175, Blue Jays -210 Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  3-3 (3rd place, AL West)

Toronto Blue Jays:  4-2 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  3-3 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  4-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 3-3 record overall and they are 3-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday night with the series finale of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays still to be played on Thursday night. Cole Irvin is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Daulton Jefferies will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. His team won his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 2 Ks on 2 hits in 5 IP against the Philadelphia Phillies. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging 4.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game with a 4-2 record overall and they are 2-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Texas Rangers 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday night with the series finale of their series against the New York Yankees still to be played on Thursday. Kevin Gausman is the starter for them on Thursday while Ross Stripling will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Friday. He is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA this season. He has not started a game yet but has had 2 relief appearances and the team is 1-1 in those games. In his last game, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 3 BB with 0 strikeouts on 1 hit through 1 inning played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 20 runs in their last series averaging just under 7 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 23 runs against them averaging just under 8 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics had an awful start to their season losing 2 straight games to the Phillies in their first 2 games but they have been playing much better since then and have been giving the Rays a run for their money in their last series. The A's have at least tied the Rays in the series with a chance to win it on Thursday but they have been scoring a lot of runs in those games. The Rays have not been able to keep up with them but the A's are going up against a Blue Jays side here that has been hitting the ball a lot better than the Rays have and they have been heating up coming into this game. The A's may be playing well right now but they still shed a lot of their better players in the offseason and the Blue Jays have a built team from top to bottom that can smash the ball out of the park. Daulton Jeffries did pitch a very good game in his first start though while Ross Stripling has not had a start this season yet. The Jays have already shown that they can bail their pitcher out of whatever deficit when they erased a 7-0 deficit in their first game and they are going to be a strong team all season because of their lineup. The Jays also have a decent bullpen that will not allow as many runs as the A's have been scoring recently. The Blue Jays will win this game with their hitting though and they are the best bet here.

 

Athletics Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, April 15, 2022 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 5 Athletics 3.

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Oakland Athletics: 48-42 (+4.1u) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 51-37 (+12.8u) ML in the first half of the season. 20-15 UNDER against AL East opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays: 18-17 (-5.1u) ML against AL West opponents. 16-21 (-13.6u) ML when playing on Friday. 18-12 UNDER in April games.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Out indefinitely - Oblique Injury. D. Guerra (RP) out for season - Forearm injury. B. Honeywell Jr. (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Toronto Blue Jays:  T. Hernandez (RF) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed injury. V. Guerrero Jr. (1B) Ques Thurs - Hand injury. D. Jansen (C) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury.

 

 

 

"He went out tonight and he had his good stuff. Split down in the zone, fastball had some real life to it, Got deep into the game for us, and that was much needed. It was a great night for Frankie." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s win against the Rays on Wednesday night.

 

 

"I saw a lot of blood. Besides Vladdy, the trainers were kind of MVPs tonight." - Charlie Montoyo on his team’s win against the Yankees on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Sheldon Neuse (R) 1B

Billy McKinney (L) RF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Austin Allen (L) C

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

George Springer (R) CF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) DH

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Raimel Tapia (L) LF

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Austin Allen (.500)

Hits:  Tony Kemp (7)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (2)

RBI:  Seth Brown (8)

Stolen Bases:  Stephen Piscotty (1)

Wins:  Daulton Jefferies (1)

Saves:  Lou Trivino (1)

ERA:  Daulton Jefferies (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Danny Jansen (.571)

Hits:  George Springer (10)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (4)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (8)

Stolen Bases:  Santiago Espinal (1)

Wins:  Adam Cimber (2)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (4)

ERA:  Jordan Romano (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)