Albert
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My Prediction
Toronto Blue Jays by 1Dust off your calculators, we're talking baseball. Let's focus on the Rays and Blue Jays, shall we? The beauty of the Rogers Centre comes into play for this matchup. The pitcher’s park isn't going to do our slugger-heavy lineup any favors, but it might give a slight edge to pitchers like Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays, coming into this game with a 3.49 ERA and 10.1 K/9 ratio in 8 games. Though, let's look across the field too. Ryan Pepiot's not exactly a walk in the park with his 3.88 ERA and 7.8 K/9 ratio over 8 appearances.
Shall we talk players? All eyes are on Jonathan Aranda (Rays) who, from what the stats are telling us, knows how to get home runs. Their average isn't looking too untidy either. Along him are Travis Jankowski, Junior Caminero, and Yandy Diaz. Our friends up north have the feisty Ernie Clement, hitting an average of 0.346 with 4 RBIs- and who could forget Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? They've been regular contributors to the highlight reels.
However, we can't forget their history together, right? Looking over the past matchups, you notice, Tampa Bay has had a few more days in the sun. Plus their recent games show a bit more pep in their step. But don't count the Blue Jays out yet. They've shown resilience in their recent form, bouncing back from a rough defeat with some solid victories.
Taking all the angles into account, including some very classified spread numbers that would make a bookie blush, I'm going to have to weigh in favor of the Blue Jays in this one. By the numbers, their potential return isn't quite as juicy as a fresh grapefruit, but they have the edge to deliver.
Albert's Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays by 1.
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