Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays 9/5/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/04/2021 at 8:22 PM ET

Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays 9/5/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Oakland Athletics will battle the Toronto Blue Jays from the Rogers Centre. The Athletics (74-62) have dropped consecutive games and trail Boston by 3.5 games in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Saturday, Oakland rallied for five runs in the ninth inning before falling against Toronto by a 10-8 final score.

Twenty-seven year old southpaw Cole Irvin (9-12 3.74 ERA) will head to the hill for Oakland in this contest. Last time out, Irvin gave up three runs in four plus innings during a 9-3 road victory against Detroit.

The Toronto Blue Jays have won three straight games and are 4.5 games back in the AL Wild Card chase. During Saturday’s home victory, OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered and drove in four runs to power the Toronto offense. All-Star Teoscar Hernandez added a three-run blast for the Blue Jays, who improved to 72-62 on the season.

The Blue Jays will counter with talented left-hander Rpbbie Ray (10-5 2.71 ERA) on Sunday. Through 159 plus innings, Ray ranks third in the league with 202 strikeouts and owns a sparkling 1.01 WHIP.

Oakland DH Mitch Moreland has been placed on the 10-day injured list with left wrist tendinitis. Through 136 games, Oakland ranks 17th in OPS and 15th in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 1st in OPS and 7th in runs scored. Take the uner. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 4-2.