Blue Jays at Marlins 9/1/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Blue Jays play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday against the Miami Marlins. The Blue Jays lost for the fourth straight game on Thursday 10-5 to the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto was swept on the road by the Orioles. Justin Smoak, Devon Travis and Kevin Pillar each hit solo home runs in the loss.

Miami was off on Thursday, but lost on Wednesday to the Boston Red Sox 14-6. The loss was Miami’s third straight. Austin Dean and Derek Dietrich each hit solo home runs in the loss for the Marlins, while Starlin Castro hit a pair of RBI singles. Kevin Pillar leads the Blue Jays with a .256 batting average. Justin Smoak leads the team in hits with 110 and RBIs with 64. Kendrys Morales has the team lead in home runs with 21. Toronto has a team batting average of .245, while opposing hitters are averaging .267 at the plate against Blue Jays pitching. On Saturday, the Blue Jays will send Marco Estrada to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-10 with an ERA of 5.18, 89 Ks and 40 BBs.

J.T. Realmuto leads the Marlins with a .286 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 66. Justin Bour is the team leader in home runs with 19 and Starlin Castro leads in hits with 146. Miami has a team batting average of .240 while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against Marlins pitching. On Saturday, the Marlins will send Wei-in Chen to the mound. The lefthander this season is 5-9 with an ERA of 4.91, 85 Ks and 40 BBs.