Why Sharp Bettors Are Eyeing the Padres Despite the Oddsmakers’ Doubts
The Blue Jays aren’t having a great season, but they aren’t bad either. The same can be said about their recent performance. They’ve lost three of five, but have been relatively competitive in each of the games. In two of the three losses, they dropped the game by one run. Still, this team is already five games out of first place and the reality is that they probably need to win the division, or at least make the Yankees sweat if they want to have a chance to make the postseason. There are just too many teams in the Central and West that are likely to have winning records for the Blue Jays, or anyone else in the division, to find a way to the postseason via Wild Card with an average record. To try and get them a victory tonight is their ace, Kevin Gausman. I’ve written about his success for the team numerous times, and this season he is still throwing well with a 3-4 record, 4.59 ERA, but just a 1.06 WHIP. When Gausman is going good, he is one of the best. When he struggles, it can get ugly. In nine starts, he has two where he has allowed six earned runs. He has allowed three or more earned runs in four of his outings. The rest, two or fewer. Even though he is doing a decent job of keeping guys off base, offenses are getting the few runners across the plate. Padres hitters are batting .288 against him in 170 at-bats as well.
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