Cincinnati Reds at Toronto Blue Jays 5/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds complete a three-game interleague series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Cincinnati dropped to 11-27 following its 2-1 loss in the opening game of the series on Friday. Joey Votto returned to the lineup for Cincinnati following Covid-19 but could not help lead the Reds to the win. Cincinnati is last in the National League Central,13 ½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

Right fielder Tyler Naquin is batting .257 to lead Cincinnati, while third baseman Brandon Drury is the leader in home runs with seven and RBIs with 22. Left fielder Tommy Pham is the leader in hits with 30 and on-base percentage at .344. On Sunday, Cincinnati will send Connor Overton to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.82 ERA, 10 Ks and 7 BBs. 

With its victory over Cincinnati on Friday, Toronto improved to 21-18 and the Blue Jays have won three out of the last four. Hyun Jin Ryu threw six innings of shutout baseball for his first victory of this season. At the plate, George Springer had an RBI-single and Bo Bichette added an RBI-double to score Toronto’s two runs. Toronto is third in the American League East, 7 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees

Second baseman Santiago Espinal is batting .296 to lead Toronto, while center fielder George Springer is the leader in home runs with seven and RBIs with 22. Bo Bichette is the leader in hits with 39 and Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in on-base percentage at .358. On Sunday, Toronto will send Yusei Kikuchi to the mound. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA, 33 Ks and 20 BBs.