Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs Odds, Picks, and Predictions

The Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays are playing a three-game interleague series Wednesday night. Chicago won the first two games of the series. Toronto won 5-3 on Tuesday night thanks to two big hits from Teoscar Hernandez and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Willson Contreras hit a homer in the fourth, but later left the game with an ankle injury. Guerrero Jr. singled to center, pushing across Danny Jansen. Chicago regained the lead in next half of the inning, before Hernandez's homer plated three runs. Kevin Gausman took home the victory for the Blue Jays, going six innings and allowing five hits and two earned runs, and he also struck out nine. Toronto has won five of its last eight games.

Toronto Blue Jays are trying to fend off Baltimore and Minnesota for the American League's final Wild Card spot. Chicago Cubs are 20 games below .500 and 16.5 games out of the third Wildcard spot heading into this one.

Chicago Cubs have a 27-37 record on the road. The team has a .241 team batting average and 131 home runs. Nico Hoerner has the best battingaverage of any regular, while Contreras has .351 on-base percentage. Patrick Wisdom has 22 homers, Ian Happ has 62 RBIs and 128 total knocks.

Suzuki has a .346 batting average in 26 at-bats over the last week. Wisdom, Contreras, Happ, Christopher Morel, Nick Madrigal, and Hoerner also hit .300 or better in that stretch.

The Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays are playing each other today. The total is 8.5 runs, with the over/under at -122 and the under at +100. Minnesota is -1.1 on the run line and Boston is +116.

Toronto Blue Jays are in MLB’s top 10 in RBIs, home runs, on-base percentage, and total runs and hits. Alejandro Kirk paces the lineup with a .296 batting average and .381 on base mark. Guerrero Jr. has slugged 27 dingers and driven in 80 base runners. Matt Chapman has also provided a good deal of power, hitting 24 long balls.

Mitch White is slated to start for the home team. He has a 1-4 record and a 4.24 ERA since coming to Toronto from Los Angeles Dodgers. Last Friday he had his longest outing in Toronto, going five innings and allowing eight hits and seven earned runs. The Blue Jays lost that game, 12-0.

Toronto Blue Jays are fairly average, having posted a 3.90 ERA in 2022. Chicago has pinned up a 4.26 ERA and opponents have hit for a .251 batting average against them.

Toronto Blue Jays are the home team and they are favored to beat Chicago Cubs. The home side has a better stable of hitters, especially Guerrero Jr. who is following up a great statistical year in 2021 with another solid one this go-round.