Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Guardians 5/8/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays will complete a four-game series on the road against the Cleveland Guardians. The second game of the series was postponed Friday and will be played as part of a doubleheader on Saturday. Toronto is 16-11 and was defeated by the Guardians 6-5 on Thursday in the series opener. The Blue Jays are third in the American League East, three games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr has a .290 batting average, with 7 home runs, 19 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .364 to lead Toronto in each category. Shortstop Bo Bichette is the leader in hits with 29. On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Alek Monoah to the mound. The right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.45 ERA , 32 Ks and 8 BBs.

The Cleveland Guardians are 12-13 after defeating the Blue Jays by one run in the series opener on Thursday. Steven Kwan is having a strong start to his rookie season and homered for the first time in the majors in Friday's victory. Franmil Reyes collected three hits and added an RBI for the Guardians. Cleveland is second in the American League Central, three games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Steven Kwan is batting .328 to lead Cleveland and the center fielder has a team high on-base percentage at .423. Third baseman Jose Ramirez has 7 home runs, 29 RBIs and 29 hits two lead Cleveland in each of the three categories. Cleveland has not yet released the name of its starting pitcher for Sunday’s series finale with the Blue Jays.