Blue Jays take on the Athletics after Clement's 4-hit game
Athletics (23-35, fifth in the AL West) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (29-28, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Gunnar Hoglund (1-2, 5.13 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Braydon Fisher (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.48 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -159, Athletics +134; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Athletics after Ernie Clement's four-hit game on Friday.
Toronto has a 29-28 record overall and an 18-12 record in home games. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .386 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL.
The Athletics have a 23-35 record overall and a 14-16 record on the road. The Athletics are 20-6 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams match up Saturday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has eight doubles and eight home runs for the Blue Jays. Addison Barger is 12 for 35 with four doubles, a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Jacob Wilson has seven home runs, 13 walks and 31 RBIs while hitting .344 for the Athletics. Lawrence Butler is 15 for 41 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .270 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Athletics: 1-9, .266 batting average, 8.18 ERA, outscored by 43 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Heineman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Erik Swanson: 60-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Athletics: Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Gio Urshela: 10-Day IL (hamstring), J.T. Ginn: 15-Day IL (quadricep), T.J. McFarland: 15-Day IL (groin), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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