T.M. Selection: Toronto Blue Jays.

I like the Toronto Blue Jays to win this game against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. The Blue Jays haven't looked great lately but they bounced back with a win over the Guardians yesterday and I think they can go on a bit of a run here by picking up another win in this game. They are at home for this series where they have a significant advantage over other teams who have to leave certain players behind and I expect the Blue Jays to step up here and win so they can protect their Wild Card spot. The Guardians have looked really good lately, winning 6 games in a row before losing yesterday, but they have been winning a lot of their games with pitching and haven't put up a ton of runs in them. The Jays offense has been quiet lately but I expect it to wake up on this home stand and after a close win like they had yesterday, I see the offense coming to play today. Shane Bieber (7-6, 3.21 ERA) is up for the Guardians here and he has looked really good in his starts lately but I don't see him pitching a good game against the Jays here. His worst start of the year was a start back in May where he gave up 7 runs in around 3 innings, and that was also his only start against the Blue Jays this year, pitching at home in that game too. I think the Jays are going to put up a ton of runs on him here and this time it is a road start for him, and he has given up a lot more runs this year in road starts than home starts. Kevin Gausman (8-8, 2.91 ERA) is up for the Blue Jays here and he has looked really good in a majority of his starts this year. He hasn't given up a run in August yet and I expect him to continue pitching this way since he has finally got back into his groove that he was in at the beginning of the year. I like the Blue Jays to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-2 Blue Jays.