Guardians vs Blue Jays Picks and Prediction – 5/2/2025

The Cleveland Guardians open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Cleveland is 17-13 following its 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Bo Naylor belted a three-run homer for the Guardians. Cleveland has won two straight. The Guardians are second in the American League Central, 1 ½ games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Steven Kwan is batting .322 with 38 hits and an on-base percentage of .370 to lead Cleveland in the three categories. Kyle Manzardo is the leader in home runs with eight and in RBI with 19. Cleveland is batting .234 with a .382 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Logan Allen to the mound. The left-hander is 1-2 with a 4.21 ERA, 18 Ks, and 13 BBs.

The Toronto Blue Jays improved to 14-16 following a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and will complete a three-game series with Boston on Thursday. Alejandro Kirk hit a base-loaded walk-off single in the 10th inning for the Blue Jays in Wednesday’s win. Toronto is fourth in the American League East, 3 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Georgia Springer is batting .306 to lead Toronto and has a team-high .406 on-base percentage. Anthony Santander is the leader in home runs with four, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr leads in RBI with 14. Bo Bichette has a team-best 38 hits. On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 2.62 ERA, 39 Ks, and 7 BBs.

Toronto will win at home on Friday when hosting Cleveland, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in five of the Guardians’ last seven and five of the Blue Jays’ last six at home. Cleveland starter Logan Allen is coming off a poor outing, allowing seven runs on nine hits across 4.1 innings. Toronto starter Chris Bassitt has been hit hard in two consecutive outings, allowing eight runs on 13 hits across 11 innings. Final Score Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays win but our best play is OVER 7-5.