Blue Jays at Braves 8/4/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Blue Jays will open a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. Toronto has had each of its last four games postponed against the Philadelphia Phillies and fell to 3-4 on the season following a 6-4 loss to the Washington Nationals in their most recent outing last Wednesday. The Blue Jays are in third place in the American League East 3 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees

Teoscar Hernandez is leading Toronto in hitting with a batting average of .321, in home runs with four, RBIs with six and hits with nine. The Blue Jays left fielder is also the leader in on-base percentage at .355. On Tuesday, the Blue Jays will send Matt Shoemaker to the mound. The right hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 1.50, 4 Ks and 2 BBs.

Atlanta improved to 7-3 following its 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. The win was Atlanta’s fifth straight and the Braves now lead the National League East by 1 ½ games over the Miami Marlins. Kyle Wright and the bullpen for Atlanta shut out the Mets even though they allowed 10 hits. Ronald Acuna Jr drew a walk with the bases loaded for one RBI while Freddie Freeman hit a groundout for another and Johan Camargo added a home run.

Dansby Swanson is leading Atlanta in hitting with a batting average .368, in RBIs with 11 and in hits with 14. Marcell Ozuna is the leader in home runs with three. On Tuesday, the Braves will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.31, 12 Ks and 3 BBs.