Blue Jays aim to stop 4-game slide, play the Athletics

Toronto Blue Jays (44-37, third within the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (27-55, fifth within the AL West)

Oakland, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (3-4, 4.74 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Athletics: Adrian Martinez (1-1, 6.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, six strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -187, Athletics +158; over/underneath is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays enter the matchup with the Oakland Athletics as losers of 4 in a row.

Oakland has gone 9-29 at dwelling and 27-55 total. The Athletics have a 5-15 document in video games determined by one run.

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Toronto is 44-37 total and 19-19 on the highway. The Blue Jays have a 33-19 document in video games once they document at the least eight hits.

Tuesday’s recreation is the fifth assembly between these groups this season. The season sequence is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Brown leads Oakland with 10 dwelling runs whereas slugging .418. Ramon Laureano is 10-for-35 with three dwelling runs and 6 RBI over the previous 10 video games.

George Springer has 12 doubles, two triples, 15 dwelling runs and 38 RBI for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 11-for-41 with three doubles and two dwelling runs over the past 10 video games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .239 batting common, 3.96 ERA, outscored by one run

Blue Jays: 4-6, .269 batting common, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Frankie Montas: day-to-day (undisclosed), Jed Lowrie: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jonah Bride: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Dany Jimenez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Julian Merryweather: 60-Day IL (facet), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (ankle), Tayler Saucedo: 60-Day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (again), Andrew Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (finger), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono)

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