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Game: (977) Toronto Blue Jays at (978) Seattle Mariners
Date/Time: Aug 14 2021 10:10 PM EDT
Play Rating: C units
Play: Toronto Blue Jays -139 H Ryu (LHP), Y Kikuchi (LHP) Must Start
C unit Toronto Blue Jays (-139) over Seattle Mariners (Ryu/Kikuchi) –
Pitching matchup is key in this play, Ryu is 11-5 TY TY with a 3.62 ERA but he is a different person depending on the situation. Ryu is a LHP w/ a 6-3 record w/ 3.12 ERA in 12 starts on the road, 7-3 w/ 3.18 ERA in 12 starts @ night, and 3-0- w/ 3.86 ERA in 5 starts since the All-Star Break. Along with the fact that the Blue Jays are 6-1 in Ryu's 7 starts as an AF (which includes a 6-0 record when line is < -110.) After a disappointing ending on Friday, these Blue Jays are ready to bounce back, they are 5-0 as an AF off B2B L's, 8-3 after a L where they outhit their opponent, 5-1 after allowing 6 or less hits in a L, and 11-3 as a F following a game where they couldn't manage to hit a HR, all that on top of a 7-1 record as an AF after a game where they never led. Kikuchi has an ERA over 4.00 @ home (4.53), @ night (4.94) and in his L5 starts since the All-Star Break (4.67). With Kikuchi on the mound and Seattle posting a 6-15 record after a W in the FGS and a 4-10 record after a W where they got outhit, I am going with Toronto.