This evening the Toronto Blue Jays host the Miami Marlins for game 2 of their 3 game series.
Miami Marlins (24-34) @ Toronto Blue Jays (29-30)
The Toronto Blue Jays notched their 6th straight win with a 11-3 win at home versus the Marlins yesterday. Starting pitcher Marco Estrada earned the win as he pitched 7 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 7 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 6 batters and walked none. The win upped his record to 3-3 on the season. Reliever Steve Delabar pitched 1 inning and didn’t give up an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1. Reliever Ryan Tepera pitched 1 inning while not giving up an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1. Designated hitter Josh Donaldson hit his 16th home run of the season. He was 2 of 5 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 43 rbis on the season. 3rd baseman Danny Valencia was 2 for 5 with 2 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 13 rbis. He hit 2 doubles during the game. He now has 11 doubles on the season. He also struck out once. Catcher Kevin Pillar was 2 for 3 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 26 runs batted in this season. He also walked 2 times. He recorded his 8th steal of the season. Left-fielder Ezequiel Carrera was 1 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. He had 1 double, his 5th of the season. The rbi was his 11th of the season. He also stole his 2nd base on the season. He struck out once. 2nd baseman Munenori Kawasaki was 1 for 3 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 1st of the season. He also struck out 1 time. The Blue Jays had 12 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is left-handed Mark Buehrle. Buehrle is 7-4 with a 4.35 era and 32 strikeouts in 72.1 innings pitched. He’s made 11 starts this season. He recorded a win in his last start, June 3rd at Washington. He pitched a complete game as he didn’t allow an earned run on 6 hits. He struck out 2 and walked 1 batter. He threw 93 pitches in the game. He’s has 2 wins and 2 complete games in his last 2 starts. Starting pitcher Brad Hand was sacked with the loss for the Miami Marlins as he pitched only 0.2 of an inning while giving up 6 earned runs on 6 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 1 and walked 1 batter. He’s now 1-2 on the season. Reliever Andre Rienzo pitched 4.1 innings while giving up 1 earned run on 2 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 5 batters and walked 3. Reliever Vin Mazzaro pitched 1.2 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 3 hits. He walked 3 batters. Reliever Kendry Flores pitched 1.1 innings and didn’t give up an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1 batter. Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton hit his 19th home run of the season. He was 3 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He has 49 rbis on the season. He also had 2 doubles. He now has 10 doubles on the season. He struck out 1 time. Center-fielder Marcell Ozuna was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in. He has 22 runs batted in this season. He struck out 1 time. Right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki was 1 for 3 with a stolen base. It was his 4th steal of the season. He struck out 1 time. 3rd baseman Martin Prado was 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. He struck out 1 time. Catcher J.T. Realmuto was 1 for 4. The Marlins had 8 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Dan Haren. Haren is 6-2 with a 3.18 era and 46 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched. He’s made 11 starts this season. His last start was a win on June 3rd at home versus the Cubs. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 3 and walked 2 batters. He threw 88 pitches in the game. This is his 13th season in MLB, first with the Marlins. He’s also played for the Cardinals, A’s, Diamondbacks, Angels, Nationals, and Dodgers. He has a 148-124 career record with a 3.75 era.
Toronto is 18-12 at home this season. They have scored 314 runs and allowed 261 runs on the season. Miami is 12-18 on the road this season. They have scored 224 runs and allowed 250 runs on the season.
This 3 games series is the only time the Blue Jays and Marlins face each other this season.
Prediction: The Astros have lost 2 in a row but have only lost more than 2 in a row once all season. I expect them to rake the ball today.
Take the Blue Jays 1.62 (Bet365)
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