#Kevin Gausman

I write this piece every year, but I never could have predicted what happened in 2021. Usually, "bold predictions" come up short because they're too bold. For instance, last year I picked Austin Slater to hit more homers than in his previous four seasons combined (he came close, missing by two!) and Duane Kuiper projected double-digit homers for…

The Toronto Blue Jays are betting big on themselves come 2023. Bringing in three new position players into their everyday lineup, Toronto opted for a fairly massive roster overhaul after a disappointing end to the 2022 season that saw them crash out of the playoffs with a Wild Card series sweep loss against the Seattle Mariners. While names like…

The Toronto Blue Jays aim to split their four-game series against the Minnesota Twins with a win on Sunday. The pregame narrative: The Blue Jays have now lost consecutive games for the first time since John Schneider took over as manager on July 13. The team will need a strong bounce-back performance to avoid losing its first series under the new…

Is it just me, or is the Orioles' roster going in circles? Yesterday the O's made a couple of surprising transactions, designating first baseman Ryan O'Hearn for assignment just two days after they'd acquired him from the Royals. To replace him, the Birds reclaimed first baseman Lewin Díaz, whom they'd claimed from the Pirates Dec. 2, then traded…

The Toronto Blue Jays continue to try and break out of the giant shadows cast by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East ahead of the 2023 season. While general manager Ross Atkins and president Mark Shapiro have undergone heavy criticism for not pulling the trigger in the past, they have made some solid moves this winter, ahead of a…

Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers 6/12/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Toronto Blue Jays (34-24) will slug it out against the Detroit Tigers (24-34) in the series installment finale at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 1:40 PM ET. Toronto will try to end this series with a victory versus Detroit on Sunday after splitting…

Wednesday's series finale between the Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners features a pair of solid starters, but it's also a nice opportunity for one of Toronto's coldest hitters to shine. The pregame narrative: Matt Chapman has been fade-worthy for most of the season, but he draws a matchup that we know he can exploit. As a long-time member of the…

The Toronto Blue Jays are at home and ready to welcome the Houston Astros. The series will be the first of the season between the two teams. They will meet again this summer for one more series in Houston. The Blue Jays dropped the third game of the series with the Red Sox on Wednesday to go half a game behind the Yankees for the top spot in the…

The Toronto Blue Jays have taken two of the first three games against the New York Yankees and will look to put an exclamation point on this four-game set in the series finale. Toronto hasn't exactly mashed its way to victory but has managed to win twice (as an MLB betting underdog) by keeping the Yankee bats silent, including getting by New York…

Only a handful of days remain in the 2022 MLB regular season, but several playoff spots are still up for grabs. Although the field is largely known-10 of the 12 total positions are clinched, including all six in the American League-the National League East and the wild-card races in both leagues remain hotly contested. And it's time for the daily…

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees will continue their four-game series, as the AL East rivals meet in the Bronx on Friday. It is time to take a look at the MLB odds series and make a Blue Jays-Yankees prediction and pick. The Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 9-2 on Thursday night. First, they led 1-0 when George Spring clipped an RBI…

Hockey players used to come from places like Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat and Prince Albert. Now they come - some of the biggest stars, it seems, some of the most explosive players - from Scottsdale and Phoenix and suburban Los Angeles. When Tage Thompson scored five goals the other night for the Buffalo Sabres, bringing his total to 21 in 26 games…

WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays betting preview for Monday, June 6. Ross Stripling takes the mound for the Blue Jays facing off against Dylan Lynch and the Royals. Still trying to secure a Playstation 5 almost 20 months after its initial release? We know the struggle. Enter our social media…

There's no lineup hotter in baseball than the one Toronto has, and tonight it'll get a look at the veteran Adam Wainwright. Can St. Louis split the series? Find out in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Cardinals vs. Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays post-All-Star game onslaught continued last night, as they blasted the St. Louis Cardinals…

In order to repeat as NL West division champions, the Giants will need continued success from their biggest stars. Career seasons from Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt in 2021 helped propel San Francisco to a franchise-best 107-win season and a division crown. MLB.com released its annual list of the top-100 players in the game heading into the…

It sounds more like the name of a movie or a book - Waiting for Godot, Waiting for Guffman, Waiting to Begin - but for now, it remains central to this impressive, fascinating and oddly puzzling Blue Jays season. The Jays have found themselves in the standings right about where they were expected to be - among the best teams in baseball. And they've…

Leading MLB in errors is not a laudable accomplishment, but that's where the Colorado Rockies find themselves. Currently, they are first in the league with 58 errors though the Pirates are close behind with 57. Recently, however, the Rockies' play has improved on that front. It's worth pointing out that during the last nine games, the Rockies have…

Nine down, one to go. The 2022 free-agent signing period has been fast and furious. When Carlos Correa signed with the Giants earlier this week, he was the eighth of my top 10 free agents to sign. That breakneck pace hasn't slowed. On Thursday night, Carlos Rodón and the Yankees agreed to a six-year, $162 million contract, as Jon Heyman first…

We're a third of the way through the 2022 MLB regular season, and offense has slowly but steadily improved league-wide just in time for summer. We have a decent sample size of games and data with which to work, so now seems like a good time to analyze the futures betting odds for AL pennant, NL pennant, and World Series winners. Let's dive right…

The Kansas City Royals headed north for their series against the Toronto Blue Jays a little bit shorthanded. Due to Canada's vaccine mandate, there were several players on the Royals regular roster, 10 to be exact, who could not play as they remained unvaccinated against COVID-19. As such, the Royals came into last night's game against the Jays…

SAN FRANCISCO -- During the 2021 season, as he watched Cody Bellinger take early batting practice at Oracle Park, a member of the Giants staff talked of the adjustments he would try and make if he could work with Bellinger, who at the time was struggling to push past offseason shoulder surgery. Bellinger never found his old form that year and in…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In the past few weeks, the Toronto Blue Jays have been red-hot and the Tampa Bay Rays have been struggling. Because of those recent trends, they've swapped spots in the playoff race, with the Jays leading the way and the Rays hanging on to the sixth and final wild-card spot. The two teams get together in St. Petersburg for a…

Just being able to write about the Detroit Tigers and any sort of realistic shot at making the playoffs is so refreshing, when such thoughts have been non existent for the past five years, basically since former owner Mike Ilitch passed away. But here we are, with the much heralded prospects arriving in the major leagues and the team actually…

When I read today's ZiPS projections for the Blue Jays, I was struck by one clear weakness: starting pitching depth. The team boasts an impressive lineup across the board, with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. the closest thing to a weak spot. Toronto also has two borderline aces in Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman. That sounds great, but the fourth and fifth…

With less than a month of baseball left in the 2021 season, the Milwaukee Brewers have several players who merit mention in the postseason awards. A Brewers pitcher hasn't won a Cy Young since Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich won the American League awards in back-to-back years, in 1981 and 1982, respectively. Milwaukee doesn't figure to have a…

The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays will finish their epic five-game series at the Rogers Centre on Thursday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rays-Blue Jays prediction and pick, laid out below. Tampa Bay has lost two in a row in this series, falling to 79-63, seven and a half games…

All odds are provided by our partner, PointsBet. PointsBet is our Official Sports Betting Partner and we may receive compensation if you place a bet on PointsBet for the first time after clicking our links. Go ahead, count them out again. The 2021 MLB season hasn't even been over for a full day, and we already have World Series odds. Once again,…

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Coming off a rebuild and two seasons as baseball's nomads, the Blue Jays are looking forward to Opening Day 2022 as much as any team in MLB. Toronto's 91-71 record left the club just short of the postseason in 2021, but the Blue Jays have restocked their talent following the departures of Robbie Ray and Marcus Semien, leaving them…

The Toronto Blue Jays try for a fourth consecutive win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night when the teams meet for the second of four games at Rogers Centre. The pregame narrative: Toronto may have had a slight pitching edge in Monday's series opener, but that gap is notably wider in Game 2. Boston's Nick Pivetta was shelled when he faced the…

The Toronto Blue Jays will play the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. The Jays are in second place in the American League East with 81 wins and a winning percentage of.566. They have a positive home record of 41-30 and are 7-3 in their last 10 matchups. "LET ROSS COOK"- Blue Jays The Rays are in third position in the American League East with 79 wins.…

The Toronto Blue Jays (73-59) meet the Baltimore Orioles (71-62) for a doubleheader Monday to open a 4-game set. First pitch for Game 1 from Oriole Park at Camden Yards is at 1:05 pm ET. Let's analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Blue Jays vs. Orioles Game 1 odds with MLB picks and predictions. Season series: Baltimore leads 6-3 The Blue…

The Toronto Blue Jays will try to split their two games against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second half of their doubleheader on Saturday. The pregame narrative: The Rays gained the pitching advantage in the first game, getting seven innings out of elite starter Shane McClanahan. Kevin Gausman was knocked out after just two innings of work with…

SAN DIEGO -- It has been three years since executives, agents and the media gathered in one hotel for the annual MLB Winter Meetings, but the Texas Rangers weren't going to wait for everyone to arrive to get the fireworks started. A year after locking up Corey Seager and Marcus Semien for half a billion dollars, the Rangers gave Jacob deGrom a…

Kevin Gausman and the Toronto Blue Jays will try for the sweep on Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The pregame narrative: Toronto has won seven of its past eight against Boston, dominating the season series 12-3 to this point. Gausman has started four times against the Red Sox in 2022, and the Blue Jays have won them…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are the lineups for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader between the Blue Jays and Guardians. Where: Progressive Field, Saturday 2:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Blue Jays (16-11) vs. Guardians (12-13). Starting pitchers: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.27) vs. RHP Shane…

The Toronto Blue Jays went 91-71 in the 2021 season and just narrowly missed the playoffs. Despite this disappointment last year, expectations are sky-high moving forward. The Blue Jays have one of the most optimistic lenses on their season heading into the year and are in search of their first World Series victory since 1993. This also will be the…

The Toronto Blue Jays look to secure a series win against the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The pregame narrative: Bo Bichette continued to produce and led Toronto to victory on Friday night. The team's poised to win again with a clear edge on the mound. Odds as of 9:36 a.m. on 09/10/2022. Best bet: Blue Jays over 4.5 runs (-114) Toronto's offence is…

The Blue Jays and Red Sox finish their series Thursday night! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Red Sox prediction and pick. Toronto is looking for the 3-game sweep over their divisional rivals. The Jays are just a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the 2nd spot in the AL East. A win and a Rays loss to the Los Angeles…

With Opening Day right around the corner, it's important to get ahead of as many predictions as possible. At least, it's more fun that way. Think about it like this: Just a few weeks ago, we weren't sure when we might watch Major League Baseball again. Here we are after every major free-agent signing and plenty of marquee trades, with a decent look…

Eight. In. A. Row. We have now won eight straight bets, including a 3-0 day yesterday. We had the Giants defeat Corbin Burnes at home at+175. You can't give me a Giants ML that high and expect me not to take it. We had the Blue Jays over the Red Sox, which I will speak on more today. We also took the Phillies, who trounced the Rockies. We have now…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is almost here and Sportsnaut's MLB predictions offer projections for the standings, award winners and more. MLB games today will offer daily predictions and the full schedule for the entire season from 2022 Opening Day to the World Series. As part of our year-round MLB coverage, we'll provide analysis, the…

We asked PressBox's Phil Backert, Stan "The Fan" Charles and Glenn Clark and 105.7 The Fan's Jeremy Conn to share their favorite World Series futures bets. All odds are from FanDuel entering play June 14. Phil Backert: New York Mets (+750) The new MLB playoff format gives a clear advantage to the top two division winners in each league. The Mets…

MLB odds series for our Blue Jays Athletics prediction and pick. Yusei Kikuchi takes the hill for the Blue Jays, while Adrian Martinez goes to the bump for the Athletics. Yusei Kikuchi has a 4.74 ERA, and he has had a very difficult year, particularly in June. He posted a 7.17 ERA for that month. Notably, however, he ducked in one good start before…

The Atlanta Braves (55-37) and San Diego Padres (45-46) are playing the second game of a three-game weekend series. First pitch at Petco Park will come Saturday at 8:40 p.m. Eastern. Odds courtesy of Bet365; for a full-set of today's sports betting odds, access them at USA TODAY Sports. RHP Julio Teheran vs. LHP Joey Lucchesi Teheran struggles with…

With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror and March Madness still weeks away, this would normally be the time of year when talk of the upcoming MLB season starts to heat up. Alas, the lockout rages on with no end in sight. But that doesn't mean we can't still look ahead to how the 2022 season might shake out once MLB and the MLBPA put an end…

A perfect 2-0 day yesterday! Finally, feeling the luck starting to turn. We took the White Sox through the first five innings, and it took them five innings, but the White Sox finally blew it open in the fifth inning. It was bound to happen; the White Sox hit five balls over 100 MPH in the first four innings. We took the Cubs to win on the money…

Major League Baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays are available to bet on in Ontario with sportsbooks like DraftKings and BetMGM. Online sports betting first launched in the province just days before the 2022 MLB regular season began. The Blue Jays figure to be a popular team to bet on in Ontario's open commercial market. Toronto won the World Series…

Massachusetts sports betting is still not legal yet but baseball fans can still bet on the Boston Red Sox with the best online sportsbooks. Expected to contend for the American League East crown, the Red Sox will be one of the best bets in the MLB on a daily basis in 2022. As a result, the best Massachusetts sports betting sites are giving away…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manuel Margot has had one hot bat lately, but he's also had a minor hamstring issue flare up. But after missing the final two games of the West Coast trip and getting more treatment on Thursday's off day, he's back in the lineup on Friday night when the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays. "I feel good. (Thursday) on the off…

Wednesday was scheduled to be the first official day of spring training for all 30 Major League Baseball franchises. Instead, camps across Arizona and Florida were quiet and the big leaguers were absent. The 2022 season remains frozen due to a lockout of the players by the owners after the. There has been little movement, at least publicly, between…