On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays (21-25) are hosting the Chicago White Sox (14-34), at 7:07 PM ET. The White Sox have dropped four in a row.
The favored Blue Jays (-175 moneyline odds) play at home against the White Sox (+147). The starting pitchers are Yusei Kikuchi (2-3) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Garrett Crochet (4-4) for the Chicago White Sox.
Yesterday, the Blue Jays picked up a 9-3 victory over the White Sox, with Jose Berrios (6.0 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 6 K) earning the win for the Blue Jays. Danny Jansen went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBI to lead the offensive showing. Erick Fedde (6.0 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss for the White Sox.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Blue Jays vs. White Sox contest, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-175, bet $175 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+147, bet $100 to win $147)
- Over/under: 7.5
Blue Jays vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Blue Jays stats and trends
Blue Jays betting records
- This season, the Blue Jays have been favored 28 times and won 16, or 57.1%, of those games.
- Toronto has a record of 3-2 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -175 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.6% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
- Games involving Toronto have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 19 of 46 chances this season.
- In 45 games with a spread this season, the Blue Jays are 21-24-0 ATS.
Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays probable starter)
- Kikuchi makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 10th of the season. He is 2-3 with a 2.60 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the lefty went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
- The 32-year-old has an ERA of 2.60, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are hitting .239 against him.
- Kikuchi has five quality starts under his belt this season.
- Kikuchi has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this season heading into this game.
- He has had one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .217 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 337 total hits and last in MLB play with 136 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.334) and ranks last in home runs (34) in all of MLB.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 32-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (2.60), 31st in WHIP (1.096), and 26th in K/9 (9.5).
Blue Jays batting stats
- The Blue Jays’ 39 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Toronto have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .366 team slugging percentage.
- The Blue Jays’ .231 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
- Toronto is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 29th with just 173 total runs (3.8 per game) this season.
- The Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- Toronto is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 7.2 strikeouts per game.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been underdogs in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (26.1%) in those contests.
- This season, Chicago has been victorious six times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +147 or worse on the moneyline.
- The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 40.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of its 48 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The White Sox have posted a record of 22-25-0 against the spread this season.
Garrett Crochet (White Sox probable starter)
- Crochet (4-4) takes the mound first for the White Sox in his 11th start of the season. He has a 4.18 ERA in 51 2/3 innings pitched, with 70 strikeouts.
- His last time out was on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, when the lefty tossed five scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- In 10 games this season, the 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.18, with 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .207 against him.
- Crochet heads into this matchup with four quality starts under his belt this season.
- Crochet will look to extend a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 innings per appearance).
- He will try for his third straight outing without giving up an earned run.
- The opposing Blue Jays offense has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.366) and ranks 25th in home runs hit (39) in all of MLB. They have a collective .231 batting average, and are 28th in the league with 345 total hits and 29th in MLB play scoring 173 runs.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 24-year-old ranks 62nd in ERA (4.18), 15th in WHIP (1.006), and first in K/9 (12.2).
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit 34 home runs this season, the lowest total in baseball.
- So far this year, Chicago’s .334 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in baseball.
- The White Sox are 29th in MLB with a .217 batting average.
- The offense for Chicago is No. 30 in baseball scoring 2.8 runs per game (136 total runs).
- The White Sox are last in MLB with a .276 on-base percentage.
