Blue Jays vs Pirates Odds, Picks, & Predictions Today

The Toronto Blue Jays are playing a series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park tonight. The Jays currently hold a 1.5-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the final Wild Card spot in the American League.

Blue Jays are big favorites against Pirates. Alek Manoah will start for Toronto.

Alek Manoah has been the Blue Jays' best pitcher this season. He has a 2.60 ERA with a 1.03 WHIP and 19 of his 25 starts have been quality starts. Pittsburgh has the fourth-highest strikeout rate when facing right-handers this year. Manaoh has seen an uptick in his strikeouts over his last three starts, racking up at least seven Ks in each and totaling 23 over 18 2-3 innings of work.

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The Blue Jays are massive -250 favorites for this interleague showdown against the Pirates. The Jays have one of the most lethal lineups in baseball and are pushing for a playoff spot. Pirates haven't hit the 50-win mark yet and have scored the third-fewest runs in all of baseball.

The Blue Jays are expected to score 5 runs against a Pirates team that averages 3.66. The Pirates have a sub-par bullpen and a mediocre pitcher in Manoah. The Blue Jay's offense is good, but their defense is not.

Alek Manoah has put together back-to-back impressive starts. Johan Oviedo hasn't made a big-league appearance since July 30th.

Blue Jays vs Pirates is scheduled for today.

The Pirates are 12-40 in their last 52 games when facing a starter with a WHIP lower than 1.15.