Chicago Cubs at Toronto Blue Jays 8/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Chicago is 55-73 following a 9-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Chicago has lost two straight and three of the last four. The Cubs are third in the National League Central, 19 games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals.

Shortstop Nico Hoerner is batting .292 to lead Chicago and third baseman Patrick Wisdom is the leader in home runs with 22. Left fielder Ian Happ is the leader in RBIs with 62, hits with 127 and on-base percentage at .352. On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs will send Marcus Stroman to the mound. The right-hander is 3-6 with a 4.10 ERA, 84 Ks and 27 BBs.

Toronto dropped to 68-58 following its 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The Blue Jays were swept in their three-game series by the Angels. George Springer homered in the loss for the  Blue Jays. Starting pitcher Ross Stripling gave up three runs on seven hits and dropped to 6-4 on the season. Toronto is third in the American League East, nine games behind the first-place New York Yankees and find the best teams in the MLB with our free MLB previews.

Catcher Alejandro Kirk is batting .296 to lead Toronto and has a team-high .381 on-base percentage. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in home runs of 26, RBIs with 78 and hits with 137. On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 9-9 with a 3.15 ERA, 155 Ks and 22 BBs.