The Guardians swept the Tigers and now face a critical road series against the Blue Jays. Right hander Quantrill starts for the Guardians. Other than a fine last start, he has been up and down in August with a 4.23 ERA. He has been considerably poorer on the road.

It has not been a banner year for the Jays’ right hander Berrios. He was hit hard by his old team last time out, but has shown improvement in his last 7 starts with a 3.86 ERA. He is very much better at home (6-0, 3.23) compared to away (2-4, 7.50)

The Jays have had a couple of days off after a pair of losses to the Orioles. They cannot afford any more poor play vs wild card opponents. The offense was flying just a couple of weeks ago. The Jays are very streaky but there are signs of improvement from both Guererro and Bichette. While the Guardians have the better bullpen, the 2 days rest can’t hurt the rather short-staffed Blue Jays’ pen.

This should be a close match-up, but Berrios’ home success and Quantrill’s road woes could decide it. I am on the Jays on Friday.