Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays 5/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Atlanta Braves will conclude an Inter-League three-game series versus the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, on Sunday afternoon.
Atlanta dropped to 25-14 overall and 15-5 when playing away from home but stayed on top of the NL East with 5 games ahead of Philadelphia in second place while posting a +53 run difference over the course of the season.
The Braves will try to prevent a sweep after losing the first two installments of a series and three of the last six with a 3-game losing streak including the recent 2-5 road loss in game 2 against the Blue Jays.
RF Ronald Acuna Jr. averages .345 at the plate with a team-high 55 hits and a .434 on-base percentage. 1B Matt Olson led the Braves in home runs 11 and Sean Murphy made a team-leading 32 runs batted in for Atlanta.
The Atlanta Braves management will give a nod to RHP Collin McHugh to start in the series finale of an inter-league three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
McHugh is 1-0 on the season with a 3.38 ERA, a WHIP of 1.58, and eight strikeouts in 13.1 IP.
The totals went UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 outings while the Braves are 0-8 SU in their last 8 matches played versus Toronto.
The Atlanta Braves are 13-4 straight up in their last 17 road games and the Braves are 0-5 SU in their last 5 contests on the road against the Blue Jays.
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Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 5/14/2023
The Toronto Blue Jays are staying at home and going for a sweep in an inter-league three-game series when hosting Atlanta on Sunday.
Toronto improved to 23-16 overall, 11-3 at home play, and placed third in the AL East with 6 games behind Tampa Bay in first place while having a run difference of +21 for the year.
The Blue Jays won the first two installments of a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves including a 5-2 home win yesterday.
On Saturday, Toronto runners landed five runs on nine hits while limiting Atlanta to just 2 runs on seven hits in the winning effort.
3B Matt Chapman led the Blue Jays with a .328 batting average and a team-high on-base percentage at .414 for the season.
Shortstop Bo Bichette is leading Toronto in home runs with eight, 24 runs batted in, and 52 hits while the Blue Jays average .255 at the plate with a slugging percentage of .413 as a team.
On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays management will counter with southpaw Yusei Kikuchi to start the series finale against the Atlanta Braves.
Kikuchi is 5-0 on the season with a 3.35 ERA and 33 strikeouts in pitching for 37.2 innings in his starts.
The totals went OVER in 8 of Toronto’s last 12 contests while the Blue Jays are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games played.
The totals went UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 outings played versus Atlanta and also went UNDER in 7 of the Blue Jays’ last 8 home matches.
Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Toronto -105. The Blue Jays won four straight home outings facing the Braves and Toronto defeated Atlanta in each of the last seven games overall.
The Blue Jays will be sending Yusei Kikuchi on the mound who is coming off an impressive start the southpaw conceded zero runs and four hits through 6-1/3 innings leading to a 10-1 road triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates last Sunday.
The prediction: Toronto Blue Jays will win 6-2.
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Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays 5/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 1:37 PM0 ET
Location: Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario
Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023
TV: MLBN
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Toronto Blue Jays -105
MLB Totals: 10.0