Chicago Cubs at Toronto Blue Jays odds, picks and predictions
Season series: First meeting; Cubs won 2-1 last year
The Cubs dropped 2 of 3 in St. Louis over the weekend before Monday's off-day. They are very feast or famine of late and are 3-5 in the last 8. Of the wins, the scores were: 9-1, 6-1 and 5-3. In the 5 losses, the scores were: 3-2, 5-0, 5-1, 3-2 and 4-3. 1B Michael Busch is 4-for-30 (.133) this month, and 2 of those hits came Saturday. OF Kyle Tucker is 6-for-29 (.207), and OF Pete Crow-Armstrong is 3-for-33 (.091) during the stretch.
The Jays went 4-2 on their 6-game roadie but dropped 2 of 3 at the LA Dodgers. They took Sunday's finale 5-4 on the backs of 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (19th) and 3B Addison Barger (18th), who hit eighth-inning homers to put them ahead. The Jays are 6-4, 11-9 and 18-12 in the last 10, 20 and 30 games and are 4 games up in the AL East.
Cubs at Blue Jays projected starters
RHP Ben Brown vs. RHP Jose Berrios
Brown (5-7, 6.04 ERA) makes his 16th start (20th appearance). He has a 1.44 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 10.1 K/9 over 92 1/3 innings.
Berrios (8-4, 3.89 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.27 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 7.6 K/9 through 136 2/3 innings.
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Cubs at Blue Jays odds
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Cubs at Blue Jays picks and predictions
Blue Jays 7, Cubs 6
Moneyline
This is going to be a matchup to see which offense can score the most runs. Brown has allowed 6+ ER in 4 of his last 7 starts. Berrios has a 5.71 ERA in his last 7 GS, and his history against the Cubs has been bad. But I LEAN BLUE JAYS (-125), who are 38-19 at home this season.
Run line/Against the spread
Give me SEIYA SUZUKI OVER 1.5 H+R+RBIs (-145). He's one of the few Cubs hitters that hasn't been in the tank this month with a .280 BA and .424 OBP. He's also 3-for-5 lifetime off of Berrios.
Over/Under
It's expected to be 81 degrees with an 11-mph breeze blowing out to right-center. Both starters have struggled of late. The Jays scored 45 runs in a 3-game set at Colorado last week, and I like the OVER 9 (-110).
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