T.M. Selection: Blue Jays/Guardians OVER.

I am on the over in the Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians game on Thursday. The Blue Jays just lost their 1st series of the year to the Yankees, losing 2/3 of those home games, and all of the games were very low scoring affairs for the Blue Jays since they didn't put up more than 2 runs in any of those games. They had plenty of chances to bring in runs though and they have been 1 of the worst teams in the league this year for batting average with runners in scoring position. The Blue Jays have a really strong lineup though and they are projected to be 1 of the best teams in the AL this year. They will get this ship turned around and I think after a home series like that where they barely scored but had tons of chances, I expect them to bounce back here and start pouring in the runs. It is only a matter of time until they start to get hot in that department and I think they are going to have a big game here to bounce back after losing their 1st series. Aaron Civale (0-2, 10.67 ERA) is up for the Guardians here and the Blue Jays couldn't have asked for a better matchup in this game. Civale has looked terrible in his starts this year, giving up 4+ unearned runs in every start and he has given up 6+ earned runs in his previous 2 starts in a row now. I think he is going to get rocked by the Blue Jays here like he has been all year and I expect the bats to wake up for the Jays with him on the mound. Jose Berrios (2-0, 4.13 ERA) is up for the jays here and he has looked a lot better in his starts lately but he has still looked a bit shaky this year and he hasn't had a start yet where he didn't allow any runs in the game. I think both teams are going to put up runs here with this pitching matchup but I think this is a big game for the Blue Jays to bounce back in and get their offense moving with how bad Civale has looked all year. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 9-3 Blue Jays.