Cleveland Guardians at Toronto Blue Jays 8/14/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Cleveland Guardians will battle the Toronto Blue Jays from the Rogers Centre. The Guardians (60-53) have won seven of their previous ten games and hold a one game lead over Minnesota for first place in the AL Central Division. On Saturday, Cleveland went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base during a 2-1 road loss against Toronto.

2020 American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber (7-6 3.21 ERA) will take the mound. The Guardians have won Bieber’s last three starts and he has allowed three runs over his last 20 innings.

The Toronto Blue Jays have won 35 of their 57 home games and sit atop the AL Wild Card standings. During yesterday’s home victory, Toronto OF Teoscar Hernandez broke a seventh inning tie with a solo shot. 3B Matt Chapman added his 23th home run of the season for the Blue Jays, who improved to 61-51 overall.

The Blue Jays will counter with hard-throwing righty Kevin Gausman (8-8 2.91 ERA) on Sunday. Gausman has won consecutive starts, while striking out 15 batters across 14 scoreless innings.