Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays 5/20/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Cincinnati Reds (11-26) are on the road to meet the Toronto Blue Jays (20-18) in the opening of the MLB Interleague three-game series installment at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 7:07 PM ET.

Cincinnati comes into this competition facing Toronto on Friday night after beating Cleveland in a quick two-game set. The Reds won 5-4 on Tuesday and 4-2 on Thursday.

Cincinnati remained in 5th place at 11-26 in the National League Central Division with a .297 team percentage and 12.5 contests behind first place after scoring 150 runs but surrendered 212 for a -62 run difference on the season.

DH Tyler Naquin led the Reds in the win with two runs scored on two hits with one run batted in while Tyler Mahle yielded 2 hits, one earned run, and 2 bases on balls with 4 strikeouts in finishing 6.1 innings of work in the win.

Third Baseman Brandon Drury earned a team-high seven home runs and 21 runs batted in while averaging .245 at the plate while RF Tyler Naquin led Cincinnati with a .266 batting average, an on-base percentage of .316, and slugging .486 this year.

The Cincinnati Reds will be appointing right-hander Luis Castillo (0-1, 5.59 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 7 Ks) to start the opener versus the Blue Jays on Friday night. The righty thrower gave up 7 hits, 2 home runs, and 4 walks after finishing 9.2 innings of play in his career starts in pro baseball this regular season.

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Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 5/20/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays failed to complete a series sweep against the Seattle Mariners after losing the final match at 5-1 on Wednesday. The Blue Jays won the series with a total of 10 runs scored while allowing 7 to the Mariners.

Toronto is in 3rd place at 20-18 in the American League East Division with a team percentage of .526 and 8 games behind first-place after accumulating 140 runs while yielding 152 for a run difference of -12 over the course of the season.

3B Matt Chapman was the lone batter that scored a run on one hit in 4 at-bats for the Blue Jays while Kevin Gausman struggled in finishing 5.0 innings after he relinquished 7 hits, 2 earned runs, and one walk but wrung up 3 Seattle hitters in defeat.

CF George Springer recorded a team-leading 21 runs batted in while knocking a team-high 7 balls outside the park with a batting average of .269 for Toronto on the season.

2B Santiago Espinal pitched in a team-highs on-base percentage of .348, a batting average of .289, and slugging .438 for the Blue Jays. Left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 8 Ks) will be heading to the hill to start the first match of a series for Toronto versus Cincinnati on Friday evening.

The southpaw starter yielded 15 hits, 3 homers, and 3 free bases in pitching for 12.0 innings in his career starts in MLB this season.

Cincinnati Reds vs. Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Toronto -175. The Blue Jays have been winning over the Reds with a 5-2 record at home and 9-4 in their last 13 overall against Cincinnati.

Southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu of Toronto marked his best start in a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay after conceding one run on four hits in 4-2/3 innings pitched on May 14. Prediction: The Toronto Blue jays will win 6-2.

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