Reds vs. Blue Jays Prediction, Odds and Probable Pitchers for Monday, Aug. 20
The Cincinnati Reds |A|
faint postseason chances continue |B|
to dwindle with every |C|
passing game, and every |D|
win is necessary. Can |E|
Cincinnati start a late |F|
season heater in Toronto |G|
against the Blue Jays? |H|
The team will be |J|
looking to replace Hunter |K|
Greene in the short |L|
term with an undecided |M|
starter while the Blue |O|
Jays will hope Kevin |P|
Gausman can show better |Q|
than his year to |R|
date performance. With pitching |S|
questions galore, how should |U|
we bet this one? |V|
Heres how Im betting |Y|
it. Run Line |B|Reds vs. Blue |Z|
Jays Odds, Spread and |A|
Total
dir="ltr">Reds: +1.5 (-150)
|C| dir="ltr">Blue Jays: -1.5 (+130)
|D| dir="ltr">Moneyline
Reds: +145
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Blue Jays: -165
|F| dir="ltr">Total: 8.5 (Over -105/Under -115)
|G| dir="ltr">Odds courtesy of FanDuel |H| Sportsbook
Reds vs. Blue |J| Jays How to Watch
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Date: Monday, August |L| 19
Game Time: |M| 7:07 PM EST
|O| dir="ltr">Venue: Rogers Centre
|P| dir="ltr">How to Watch (TV): |Q| Bally Sports Ohio
|R| dir="ltr">Reds Record: 60-64
|S| dir="ltr">Blue Jays Record: 58-66
|U| dir="ltr">Reds vs. Blue Jays |V| Probable Pitchers
Cincinnati Reds: |Y| TBD
Toronto Blue Jays: |Z| Kevin Gausman (11-8, 4.20 |A| ERA)
Reds vs. Blue |B| Jays Key Players to |C| Watch
Cincinnati Reds
Elly |D| De La Cruz: One of |E| the most exciting players |F| in Major League Baseball, |G| De La Cruz will |H| look to propel the |J| Reds to the postseason |K| in hopes of putting |L| together an MVP caliber |M| season. Hitting .259 with |O| 21 homers and a |P| big league best 59 |Q| stolen bases, can De |R| La Cruz show out |S| north of the border?
|U| dir="ltr">Toronto Blue Jays
Vladimir |V| Guerrero Jr: After a slow |Y| start to the season, |Z| the slugger is playing |A| some of the best |B| baseball of his career. |C| He is hitting .415 |D| with an OPS of |E| 1.356 in about a |F| month of action, crushing |G| 11 home runs in |H| 106 at bats for |J| the Blue Jays. In |K| what is a lost |L| season for Toronto, its |M| best player is starting |O| to look like it |P| as the team looks |Q| to get back into |R| contention next season.
Reds |S| vs. Blue Jays Prediction |U| and Pick
Gausman has |V| been better in the |Y| second half of the |Z| season, posting a 3.31 |A| ERA compared to a |B| 4.50 in the first |C| half of the year, |D| but the issue is |E| what happens after he |F| leaves the game with |G| Toronto counting on a |H| bullpen unit that has |J| the third highest ERA |K| as a unit in |L| the big leagues.
Cincinnatis |M| offense, paced by De |O| La Cruz, can put |P| up runs in bunches, |Q| sixth in home runs |R| since the All-Star break. |S| Playing inside of the |U| Rogers Centre there should |V| be fair hitting conditions |Y| for the Reds (and |Z| the Blue Jays).
Its |A| still up in the |B| air who is starting |C| for the Reds, but |D| the expectation is that |E| the team will call |F| up an arm to |G| eat some innings before |H| handing it over to |J| the bullpen, which is |K| fine, but brings variance |L| against a capable Blue |M| Jays offense (17th in |O| OPS since the All-Star |P| break).
