Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves 08/04/2020 MLB Picks, Predictions and Baseball Previews

Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves 08/04/2020 – Toronto Blue Jays had their series against the Phillies postponed due to the COVID 19 outbreak. The Blue Jays will take the road again to face-off against Atlanta Braves in the opening game of a three-game series from Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Toronto is sitting at the third spot in the AL East division with a 3-4 record. As for the Braves, they are holding the second position with a 7-4 record in the NL East. The Phillies and Marlins are the only two teams in the NL East that played just three games this season. The point spread baseball betting predictions are up and running as these teams clash in an entertaining game.

Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves 08/04/2020

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Toronto Blue Jays

This team won their first two games of their four-game series against Washington Nationals but failed to keep their pace. The Toronto Blue Jays are one game behind the .500 mark as they look forward to getting past the Braves in this game. The leading batsman for Toronto is Teoscar Hernandez with a batting clip of .321. Hernandez smashed four homers this season with nine hits and six RBIs. Toronto will turn in Matt Shoemaker as their starting pitcher in this game to get past Atlanta Braves. Shoemaker is holding an ErA of 1.50 with 2 BBs and 4 Ks.

Players to watch: C. Biggio 2B (GP7 AB30 R4 H6 2B0 3B0 HR2 RBI4 TB12 BB2 SO8 SB1 AVG0.2 OBP0.25 SLG0.4 OPS0.65 WAR0). V. Guerrero Jr. 3B (GP7 AB29 R2 H5 2B0 3B0 HR1 RBI1 TB8 BB1 SO7 SB0 AVG0.172 OBP0.2 SLG0.276 OPS0.476 WAR0).

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves defeated the Mets in three of their four games, but their last out was unsuccessful. The Braves were restricted to two runs from the plate and they surrendered seven to the Mets last night. Atlanta broke their five-game winning streak after their last defeat. When it comes to batting, the Braves have Dansby Swanson as their leader with 14 hits 11 RBIs and a batting average of .368. Marcell Ozuna has taken the lead with three homers. Atlanta will turn in Max Fried to the mound as their starting pitcher in this game. The southpaw is holding a 1-0 record with an ERA of 2.31.

Players to watch: R. Acuna Jr. CFGPR. Acuna Jr. CF (AB11 R45 H7 2B10 3B4 HR0 RBI1 TB4 BB17 SO5 SB20 AVG0 OBP0.222 SLG0.314 OPS0.378 WAR 0.692). D. Swanson SS (GP11 AB42 R9 H14 2B3 3B0 HR2 RBI11 TB23 BB1 SO18 SB3 AVG0.333 OBP0.364 SLG0.548 OPS0.911 WAR0).

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Toronto Blue Jays

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games.
Toronto is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Toronto is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Atlanta.
Toronto is 6-14 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta’s last 12 games against Toronto.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Atlanta is 14-6 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games against an opponent in the American League.