The Oakland Athletics (48-69) will visit the Toronto Blue Jays (54-62), in the second Game of a three-Game series, Saturday at 3:07 PM ET.

The Blue Jays are favored (-152 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Athletics (+128). The Blue Jays will start Yariel Rodriguez (1-4) versus the Athletics and Osvaldo Bido (2-3).

These clubs meet again after the Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 3-1 yesterday. Jose Berrios registered the win for the Blue Jays (7.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 8 K), and Spencer Horwitz led the way offensively (3-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI). Mitch Spence (5.2 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss for the Athletics.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Saturday’s Blue Jays vs. Athletics action, including viewing options.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Blue Jays (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+128, bet $100 to win $128)
  • Over/under: 9

Blue Jays vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Saturday, August 10, 2024
  • Game Time: 3:07 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

  • The Blue Jays have been favorites in 60 games this season and won 34 (56.7%) of those contests.
  • Toronto has entered 20 games this season favored by -152 or more and is 14-6 in those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
  • So far this season, Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 62 of 115 games with a total.
  • The Blue Jays are 54-60-0 ATS in their 114 games with a spread this season.

Yariel Rodriguez (Blue Jays probable starter)

  • Rodriguez (1-4) gets the starting nod for the Blue Jays in his 12th start of the season. He has a 3.86 ERA in 44 1/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts.
  • The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when he went 4 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
  • The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.86, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opponents are hitting .215 against him.
  • Rodriguez is trying to collect his third quality start of the season.
  • Rodriguez will try to collect his fourth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging four innings per appearance.
  • In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
  • The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 893 total hits and 25th in MLB action with 472 runs scored. It has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and ranks fourth in home runs (149) in all of MLB.

Blue Jays batting stats

  • The Blue Jays’ 106 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
  • The offense for Toronto has a slugging percentage of .384 this season, 21st in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
  • Toronto has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 481 (4.1 per game).
  • The Blue Jays have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • Toronto is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fifth with an average of 7.5 strikeouts per game.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 101 games this year and have walked away with the win 36 times (35.6%) in those games.
  • This season, Oakland has been victorious 21 times in 70 chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 43.9% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 52 of its 117 opportunities.
  • The Athletics are 60-57-0 against the spread in their 117 games that had a posted line this season.

Osvaldo Bido (Athletics probable starter)

  • The Athletics are sending Bido (2-3) to the mound to make his fifth start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.64 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His last time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
  • In 10 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 4.64 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .233 to opposing batters.
  • Bido is trying to secure his second quality start of the season in this outing.
  • Bido is trying to secure his fourth start of five or more innings this season in this game.
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 10 outings this season.
  • He will match up with a Blue Jays offense that is hitting .241 as a unit (17th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .384 (21st in the league) with 106 total home runs (27th in MLB play).

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB play with 149 total home runs.
  • So far this season, Oakland ranks 18th in baseball with a .395 slugging percentage.
  • The Athletics have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.230).
  • Averaging four runs per game (472 total), Oakland is the 25th-highest scoring team in the majors.
  • The Athletics rank 26th in the majors with a .301 on-base percentage.
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