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Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Sunday.
Ross Stripling will be the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays on this day. Right hander Stripling is 6-4 this season with a 2.94 ERA.
Starting this game for the Pirates will be JT Brubaker. The right hander has a 4.39 ERA to go along with a 3-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jays as -222-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.
In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Blue Jays. Bettors on Toronto at -165 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Blue Jays were a 4-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -165 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 72-59 SU
Toronto is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 49-83 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Next up:
Toronto at Baltimore Monday, September 5
Pittsburgh home to New York Monday, September 5