The Toronto Blue Jays (74-86) will host the Miami Marlins (60-100), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 3:07 p.m. ET.
The favored Blue Jays (-161 moneyline odds) take the field at home against the Marlins (+138). The Blue Jays will give the ball to Yariel Rodriguez (1-7) versus the Marlins and Xzavion Curry (1-2).
Adam Oller (5.0 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 3 K) was credited with a win in the Marlins’ 15-5 victory over the Blue Jays yesterday. Xavier Edwards led the way offensively, going 4-for-6 with three triples and four RBI. Jose Berrios (3.0 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Blue Jays.
Before this Blue Jays vs. Marlins matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-161, bet $161 to win $100)
- Underdog: Marlins (+138, bet $100 to win $138)
- Over/under: 8.5
Blue Jays vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, September 28, 2024
- Game Time: 3:07 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Blue Jays stats and trends
Blue Jays betting records
- The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 78 times this season and won 44, or 56.4%, of those games.
- Toronto has a record of 16-6, a 72.7% win rate, when favored by -161 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 61.7% chance to win.
- Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 79 of its 158 games with a total this season.
- The Blue Jays are 78-79-0 against the spread this season.
Yariel Rodriguez (Blue Jays probable starter)
- Rodriguez gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 21st of the season. He is 1-7 with a 4.41 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 81 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed four innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In 20 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.41, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .230 against him.
- Rodriguez is trying to record his third quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Rodriguez enters the matchup with seven outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- In four of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Marlins offense has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.378) and is 27th in MLB play with 149 home runs. It has a collective .243 batting average, and is 14th in MLB with 1327 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 626 runs.
Blue Jays batting stats
- The Blue Jays’ 155 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 460 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks 19th in MLB with a .391 slugging percentage this season.
- The Blue Jays’ .243 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
- Toronto ranks 20th in the majors with 669 total runs scored this season.
- The Blue Jays have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
- Toronto has shown patience at the plate this season with the sixth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.6) among MLB offenses.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
- The Marlins have been chosen as underdogs in 143 games this year and have walked away with the win 56 times (39.2%) in those games.
- This season, Miami has come away with a win 29 times in 78 chances when named as an underdog of at least +138 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Marlins have a 42% chance of walking away with the win.
- Miami and its opponents have gone over in 85 of its 160 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 159 games with a line this season, the Marlins have a mark of 75-84-0 against the spread.
Xzavion Curry (Marlins probable starter)
- The Marlins will send Curry (1-2) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 5.02 ERA and 27 strikeouts through 37 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out was out of the bullpen on Sunday when the righty tossed one inning against the Atlanta Braves, surrendering one earned run while allowing only one hit.
- In 15 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 5.02, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .243 against him.
- Curry is looking to pick up his second start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- In eight of his 15 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Blue Jays offense has a collective .243 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 1298 total hits and 20th in MLB action with 669 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.391) and are 25th in all of MLB with 155 home runs.
Marlins batting stats
- The Marlins have hit the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball this season (149).
- So far this year, Miami’s .378 slugging percentage ranks 23rd in the majors.
- The Marlins rank 14th in MLB with a .243 batting average.
- Miami scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (626 total, 3.9 per game).
- The Marlins are 28th in the majors with a .300 on-base percentage.